pulling the trigger
- firingTerminating employment
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
- gunshotFirearm's explosive report
- bulletFired metal projectile
- bangSudden loud noise
recoil · aim · shoot · finger · barrel · hammer · click · discharge · muzzle · decision · commit · action · launch · execute · initiate · moment · pressure · instinct
action vs. inaction
pulling the triggerholding back
Preventing forward movement
hesitating · standing down · holding fire · refraining · abstaining
initiation vs. reversal
pulling the triggeraborting
Stopping before completion
pulling the plug · standing down · canceling · disarming · deactivating
decisiveness vs. indecision
pulling the triggerdithering
Prolonged indecisive hesitation
waffling · vacillating · second-guessing · dragging one's feet · hemming and hawing