shooting
/ˈʃuːtɪŋ
/noun [mass noun]
1The action or practice of shooting: the unprovoked shooting of civilians by soldiers [count noun]: 20,000 fatal shootings a year...
- The live firing practices included rapid-fire shoots enabling reconnaissance members to practice accurate instinctive shooting.
- You've been practicing your shooting in here again, haven't you?
- And with that he walked away through the crowd that had gathered to practice their shooting.
1.1The sport or pastime of shooting with a gun.The inaugural games of the modern Olympics, held in Athens in 1896, included shooting, and the sport has been part of the Commonwealth Games since 1966....
- Gary added: ‘The air weapons section is growing and we hope to be a competitive force in the sport of shooting.’
- Weightlifting and even sports such as fencing and shooting may also have cause for concern.
1.2The right of shooting game over an area of land.There also is fishing available in local lochs, and stalking or grouse shooting on neighbouring estates.
1.3 [count noun] An estate or other area rented to shoot over.
adjective
1Moving or growing quickly: shooting beams of light played over the sea...
- Kiki was still out there even though it had grown dark, shooting skyrockets zipped and exploded into myriad colors in the night dark sky.
- Her face hit the wall and he spun her around and slammed her into it - her head exploding into a thousand shooting lights.
1.1(Of a pain) sudden and piercing: I often feel a shooting pain at the end of my left arm...
- When I turned 28, I started suffering from sharp, shooting pains in my knees.
- They also help control the type of stabbing or shooting pain sometimes caused by nerve damage.
- He has also had to endure shooting pains in different parts of his body, abdominal discomfort, nausea and some irregular heartbeats.
Phrases
the whole shooting match
Rhymes
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