Definition of Gunning

1. n. The act or practice of hunting or shooting game with a gun.

Definition of Gunning

1. Verb. (present participle of gun) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gunning

1. the sport of hunting with a gun [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gunning

gunnage
gunnages
gunned
gunnel
gunnels
gunnen
gunner
gunnera
gunneras
gunneries
gunners
gunnery
gunnery sergeant
gunnie
gunnies
gunning (current term)
gunningite
gunnings
gunny
gunny cloth
gunny sack
gunnybag
gunnybags
gunnysack
gunnysacks
gunocracy
gunpaper
gunpapers
gunperson
gunpersons

Literary usage of Gunning

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1890)
"Keate was supported by gunning, and Home by Hunter, and after a sharp contest Keate was elected. A dispute ensued about fees for surgical lectures, ..."

2. Bulletin of the New York Public Library by New York Public Library (1897)
"From the portrait in possession of Mrs. gunning Bedford, NV Etching by Albert ... "gunning Bedford, Jun. Signer of the Constitution of the US" From the ..."

3. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Courts of Common Pleas and by John Bayly Moore, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer Chamber (1828)
"The testatrix afterwards made a codicil dated the 7th February, 1821, reciting the before-mentioned will; that the said George gunning and George Hicks, ..."

4. The Popular Science MonthlyScience (1893)
"gunning, WD Past, The, and future of Niagara, 1 : 564. ... gunning, W: D. (Death), 83 : 144. GÜNTHER, ALBERT GLG Study, The, of fishes, 21:388. ..."

5. Life in the English Church (1660-1714) by John Henry Overton (1885)
"Peter gunning (1613-1684) had been as conspicuous as Cosin for his undisguised attachment to the Church during the troubles, and after the ..."

6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1854)
"Mr. gunning was born at Newton, near Cambridge (of which parish his father, the Rev. ... At Brighton, in the 86th year of his age, Henry gunning, esq. ..."

7. Principles and Practice of Agricultural Analysis: A Manual for the Study of by Harvey Washington Wiley (1908)
"Modifications of the gunning Method.—As in the case of the kjeldahl method, ... Reactions of the gunning Process.—The various reactions which take place ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Gunning on Dictionary.com!Search for Gunning on Thesaurus.com!Search for Gunning on Google!Search for Gunning on Wikipedia!

Search