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

The jury was listening intently and looking at the screen as the story of the shooting unfolded, more engaged after already listening to hours of the recording. — Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Angel Reese had a stunning perfect shooting night after struggling recently to make even the shortest of shots, and the Atlanta Dream set a franchise record for points in a game in a 124-88 victory over the Los Angels Sparks on Thursday night. — ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026

Detroit police are investigating after a 15-year-old was injured in a shooting on Thursday. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

According to New Haven Officer Christian Bruckhart, a spokesperson for the department, the initial investigation suggested that a dispute outside of an apartment led to the shooting. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 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