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Gunning vs Punning - What's the difference?

gunning | punning |

As verbs the difference between gunning and punning

is that gunning is present participle of lang=en while punning is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between gunning and punning

is that gunning is the act of firing a gun while punning is the action of the verb to pun.

As an adjective punning is

that makes or uses a pun.

gunning

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of firing a gun.
  • * 2011 , Gary Ferraro, ?Susan Andreatta, Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective (page 112)
    • Philippe Bourgois witnessed shootings, muggings, bombings, machine-gunnings , fire bombings, and numerous fistfights, and he was manhandled by New York City police who mistook him for a drug dealer.

    punning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to pun .

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • That makes or uses a pun.
    • The spoonerism "Burly Chassis" is a punning reference to Shirley Bassey's voluptuous figure.