- 1[intransitive] (of an engine) to run very quickly a line of motorcycles with their engines gunning
- 2[transitive] gun something + adv./prep. to start driving a vehicle very fast He gunned the cab through the red light. Phrasal Verbsbe gunning forgun down
gun
verbNAmE//ɡʌn//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they gun he / she / it guns
past simple gunned
-ing form gunning
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