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shooting

Syllabification: (shoot·ing)
Pronunciation: /ˈSHo͞otiNG/

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Definition of shooting

noun

  • the action or practice of shooting:the unprovoked shooting of civilians by soldiers 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.
  • 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.

Phrases

the whole shooting match

informal everything:the whole shooting match is being computerized

shooting in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of shooting in the British & World English dictionary
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