Firing
Firing noun - A directed propelling of a missile by a firearm or artillery piece.
Pop
Pop noun - A loud explosive sound.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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The Pop Gun and Rifle, two guns that have stupidly high fire rates but pitifully low damage due to firing shells instead of bullets.
Source: Video Game / Nuclear Throne -
Artistic License Gun Safety: Two of the other cops convince Gamble to do a "desk pop", firing your gun in your desk.
Source: Film / The Other Guys - It starts off firing darts at a decent rate, but it can swap those darts out for laser beams that pierce bloons and pop frozen bloons.
Source: Game Breaker / Tower Defense
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