There was a click, like a gun being cocked.

Maggie knew that it was the sound of a gun being cocked.

Bland had the gun cocked and levelled straight at them.

I waited to hear footsteps, heavy breathing, the sound of a gun being cocked, anything.

From above, the deadly sound of a gun being cocked echoed through the night.

And heard the sound of a gun being cocked.

He had the gun cocked but was too busy dodging to take aim or fire.

Then George heard another sound: guns being reloaded and cocked.

There was a sharp mechanical sound from behind us, the sound of a gun being cocked.

Then, clear and distinct, her ears caught the sharp click of a gun being cocked.