how to pronounce guns

/ˈɡʌnz/

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guns is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of guns in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… produce rather poor quality guns oh that …”

meanings of guns

noun:

Plural of gun.
Well-developed muscles of the upper arm, especially the biceps and triceps.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gun.

guns frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word guns occurs in english on average 21.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.