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pulling trigger

pulling trigger

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synonyms for pulling trigger

On this page you'll find 70 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pulling trigger, such as: firing, gunfire, blasting, discharging, gunning, and pulling the trigger.

How to use pulling trigger in a sentence

I felt that excitement was again about to get the upper hand, and I aimed carefully several times before pulling trigger.
American Big-Game Hunting | Various
But remember this, both of you, we must each make absolutely certain of his man before pulling trigger.
The Missing Merchantman | Harry Collingwood
I got the rifle, and pulling trigger, no effects—the cap bad.
The Diary of a Hunter from the Punjab to the Karakorum Mountains | Augustus Henry Irby

Lying among the rocks, he allowed the head and shoulders of the first soldier to rise clearly into view before pulling trigger.
The House of Pride | Jack London
Then raising his gun, he took aim, and pulling trigger, brought the bird fluttering down through the branches.
The Young Voyageurs | Mayne Reid

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