Synonyms for gunning for
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : guhn |
Phonetic Transcription : gÊŒn |
Top 10 synonyms for gunning for Other synonyms for the word gunning for
- be after
- beat
- beat about
- beat the bushes
- bird-dog
- bob for
- cast about
- chase
- chase after
- course
- delve
- delve for
- dig for
- dog
- dragnet
- drive
- fan
- ferret
- ferret out
- fish
- fish for
- forage
- frisk
- give chase
- go after
- go in quest of
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- grope
- grouse
- grub
- gun
- gun for
- hawk
- heel
- hound
- inquire
- inspect
- investigate
- kill
- leave no stone unturned
- look
- look about
- look around
- look for
- look high and low
- look over
- mouse
- nose
- poach
- poke into
- press
- probe
- prospect
- prowl
- pry
- pursue
- quest
- rake
- ransack
- ride
- rifle through
- root
- rummage
- run
- run after
- run down
- scan
- scent
- scour
- scout
- scratch
- scratch around
- scrutinize
- search for
- search out
- seek
- shadow
- shake down
- shoot
- sift
- smell around
- snare
- sniff out
- stalk
- start
- study
- track
- track down
- trail
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
Définition of gunning for
Origin :- mid-14c., gunne "an engine of war that throws rocks, arrows or other missiles," probably a shortening of woman's name Gunilda, found in Middle English gonnilde "cannon" and in an Anglo-Latin reference to a specific gun from a 1330 munitions inventory of Windsor Castle ("...una magna balista de cornu quae Domina Gunilda ..."), from Old Norse Gunnhildr, woman's name, from gunnr + hildr, both meaning "war, battle." First element from PIE *gwhen- "to strike, kill" (see bane); for second, cf. Hilda.
- The identification of women with powerful weapons is common historically (cf. Big Bertha, Brown Bess, Mons Meg, etc.); meaning shifted with technology, from cannons to firearms as they developed 15c. Great guns (cannon, etc.) distinguished from small guns (such as muskets) from c.1400. Applied to pistols and revolvers after 1744. Meaning "thief, rascal" is from 1858. Son of a gun is originally nautical. To jump the gun (1912, American English) is from track and field. Guns "a woman's breasts" (especially if prominent) attested by 2006.
- As in search : verb seek to find something
- As in seek : verb look for
- As in hunt : verb chase for killing
Antonyms for gunning for
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