shooting

 
Pronunciation: /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the action or practice of shooting: the unprovoked shooting of civilians by soldiers [count noun]: 20,000 fatal shootings a year
  • the sport or pastime of shooting with a gun.
  • the right of shooting game over an area of land.
  • [count noun] an estate or other area rented to shoot over.

adjective

  • moving or growing quickly: shooting beams of light played over the sea
  • (of a pain) sudden and piercing: I often feel a shooting pain at the end of my left arm

Phrases

the whole shooting match

informal everything: the whole shooting match is being computerized