shooting
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
Verb
  1. present participle of shoot#English|shoot
Noun

shooting (uncountable)

  1. (countable) An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon.
    Police are hunting the people who carried out the shootings last week.
  2. (uncountable) The sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon.
    I take part in shooting at the local archery club.
  3. A district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms.
  4. The act of one who, or that which, shoots.
    the shooting of rays of light
  5. A sensation of darting pain.
    a shooting in one's head
Translations Translations
  • Portuguese: tiro
  • Russian: стрельба́
  • Spanish: tiro



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