shotgunning

present participle of shotgun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shotgunning
Verb
  • Wuornos was convicted of first-degree murder in 1992 for killing Mallory and sentenced to death.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Three years later, Wuornos began the killing spree for which she would be remembered, murdering at least six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990.
    Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kuminga scored 13 points on 5 of 8 shooting, overwhelming defenders at the rim with his athleticism, and peppering in a slick catch-and-shoot jumper from the short corner for three points.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The gap in government services will be painful, and Democratic senators and aides report constituents are already peppering them with questions about the shutdown.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, the Miss USA organization is already making amends and blazing new trails with its fresh-faced leadership team.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Now that their legendary predecessors have gained high regards in their own right, these younger kin are blazing their own trails.
    Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … HISTORY HYPOCRITES – Hawley turns tables on reporter when asked if White House renovation is destroying history.
    , FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Saving Denji’s life, Pochita and the young man make a deal to fuse, imbuing him with the ability to turn parts of his body into Devil-destroying chainsaws.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Unfortunately, the serial killer known as John Doe is ritualistically slaying victims by turning the seven deadly sins into symbolic, atrocious murders.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The serpent-slaying formula likely traces back to an old Indo-European myth.
    Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Shotgunning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shotgunning. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.

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