shooting
IPA: ʃˈutɪŋ
noun
- (countable) An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon.
- (uncountable) The sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon.
- A district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms.
- The act of one who, or that which, shoots.
- A sensation of darting pain.
adjective
- Moving or growing quickly.
- Of a pain, sudden and darting.
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Examples of "shooting" in Sentences
- The shooting stars lit up the night sky in a dazzling display of beauty
- Due to the recent shooting at the school, security measures have been tightened
- The police are investigating the shooting that occurred at the convenience store last night
- He was an expert marksman, winning numerous shooting competitions
- The loud noise turned out to be just a car backfiring, not a shooting as initially feared
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