gunning

Phonetic Respelling: [ guhn-ing ]

Definition:

v. 1 shoot with a gun; 2 to increase in speed very quickly by increasing the supply of fuel; 3 to seek; try earnestly to obtain

Sentence:

They are gunning for a raise. OR His mother asked him to stop gunning his car.

More example sentences:

They are gunning for a raise. OR His mother asked him to stop gunning his car.

Hear it

His mother asked him to stop gunning his car.

Hear it

Synonyms:

increase speed; expedite; fire up

Antonyms:

slow down

Gunning rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • bunning
  • cunning
  • dunning
  • running
  • shunning
  • stunning
  • sunning
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • rerunning