machine gun
noun
a small arm operated by a mechanism, able to deliver a rapid and continuous fire of bullets as long as the trigger is pressed.
is machine-gunning
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present progressiveof machine-gun (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"The army is machine-gunning the moon to save Uganda from invasion," say Kampalans bitterly.
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