Shooting

Quick meaning: Shooting is an adjective meaning Moving or growing quickly.

Meaning

Moving or growing quickly.

More Meanings

1. Of a pain, sudden and darting
2. (countable) an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon
3. (uncountable) the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon
4. a district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms
5. the act of one who, or that which, shoots
6. a sensation of darting pain
7. (film, television) filming

Example Sentences

the shooting of rays of light

I often feel a shooting pain in my arm.

Shooting beams of light played over the sea.

I take part in shooting at the local archery club.

Word Forms

• shootings

Synonyms for shooting

Depending on context, synonyms include darting, splitting.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sniping, gunshot, marksmanship, shooter, bullet, gunfire.

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