shooting

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noun

shoot·​ing ˈshü-tiŋ 

plural shootings

1

: the act of shooting a gun

But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …

—Harriet de Rosišre

2

: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people

a drive-by shooting

mass shootings

… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.

—Dahlia Lithwick

3

: the act of photographing or filming someone or something

A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.

—Ira Konigsberg

That part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …

—Ira Konigsberg

shooting

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present participle of shoot entry 1

Examples of shooting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Police have not confirmed that bullying was a motive in the shooting. — CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026

An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Moss Landing that left two students dead, authorities said Friday. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Authorities in Poland are investigating a shooting that left six people dead and at least a 15 injured in the Main Market Square in Krakow, a cultural center of the historic city, according to officials. — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2026

The fatal victims of the shooting include four women and two men. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing shooting

• go shooting
• hip-shooting
• shooting gallery
• shooting guard
• shooting iron
• shooting script
• shooting star
• shooting stick
• skeet shooting
• the whole shooting match
• wing shooting

Rhymes for shooting

• booting
• fluting
• fruiting
• hooting
• looting
• muting
• rooting
• scooting
• suiting
• tooting
• commuting
• computing

Medical Definition

shooting

adjective

shoot·​ing

: characterized by sudden sharp piercing sensations

shooting pains