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dryfiring
vb. (present participle of dryfire English)
Usage examples of "dryfiring".
He remained firm that he would just take an empty pistol to hold during the robbery, but Troy still made him aim and practice dryfiring at a target he drew on the garage door.
He loaded the Magnum carefully, according to the directions in the instruction pamphlet, after dryfiring it several times.