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Meaning of 'shooting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shooting [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.
2 . Shooting [ n.]
- The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light.
- A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting.
- A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head.
3 . Shooting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Shoot

Meaning of 'shooting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shooting [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of firing a projectile
Example in sentence:
  • his shooting was slow but accurate
Meaning (2):
- killing someone by gunfire
Example in sentence:
  • when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies

Nearby Words:

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