trigger
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of trigger
Examples from the Web for trigger
Contemporary Examples of trigger
People felt that crossed all lines, and then it became a story, so there are tipping points that trigger a public response.
I was the one to trigger the detonator, and for that I take full responsibility.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s ExLizzie Crocker
November 28, 2014
Even private institutions, which most likely have less bureaucratic hurdles to deal with, have been slow to pull the trigger.
But witnesses say Muataz definitely was the shooter, and he even went so far as to apologize to Glick before pulling the trigger.
But this Pavlovian trigger cannot be effective indefinitely.
Historical Examples of trigger
Had his fist in my face before I could get my finger on the trigger.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
He had missed, and when the sergeant was ready to pull the trigger also Slade was gone.
The Rock of ChickamaugaJoseph A. Altsheler
He pressed the trigger at just the right time as the buck was rising in the air.
With Trapper Jim in the North WoodsLawrence J. Leslie
But he did not shoot, though one could see how his fingers must itch for the feel of the trigger.
Good IndianB. M. Bower
Put up your sword, for the trigger falls easy, and my finger is a twitching.'
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle