shooting
noun
1. the act of firing a projectile
- his shooting was slow but accurate
Similar word(s): shot
Definition categories: act, actuation, propulsion
2. killing someone by gunfire
- when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies
Definition categories: act, homicide
Sentences with shooting as a noun:
- Police are hunting the people who carried out the shootings last week.
- the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light
- a shooting in one's head
verb
1. present participle of shoot