shooting

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

Examples of shooting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Four people, including two children, were found dead after a shooting on Wednesday evening, May 27, in North Hills, Los Angeles police said. —Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 28 May 2026

Authorities said the girl did not discuss the shooting during the interview. —Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026

The shooting has always been great, and now his cutting game is great. —James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 28 May 2026

The mother of the other suspect, Clark, reported to police the morning of the shooting that guns had gone missing from her home. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

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