shooting
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2.3
- noun
- /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
- That was very fine shooting, my friend.
- shooting range
- trap shooting
- a shooting session
Examples
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The lodge also offers tennis, skeet and trap shooting, swimming, whirlpool, sauna, and hiking.
Academic text (1993) -
That is good shooting.
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You have to go to hunting, shooting.
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You will have absolutely clear, protected shooting.
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You love shooting, you've got that.
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He'd won a lot of prizes for shooting, hadn't he?
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The police are still investigating the recent shooting at the downtown bar.
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Her skills improved significantly after several weeks of shooting practice at the range.
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The soldier was praised for his exceptional shooting during the training exercises.
Synonyms
582
2.3
Firing a bullet or explosive from a weapon
319
2.3
An event when someone shoots a gun and a bullet leaves the gun
155
2.5
The sound or act of shooting guns
138
3.0
The act of shooting a gun
35
8.3
Firing large guns at an area, often not aimed at a specific target
16
6.0
An act of shooting a gun or rifle
11
6.9
A heavy attack by military guns and cannons on enemy positions
6
5.5
A single shot made when a gun or weapon fires
4
4.9
Loud shots from large guns used in an attack
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Idioms
Compounds
25
2.6
A bright streak of light in the night sky when a small rock from space burns up
- Specialized
2
7.4
A final detailed plan for filming that shows scenes, camera directions, and other production details
- NSFW
1
9.5
A place often in an abandoned building where people buy and inject heroin
- Specialized
A machine in a metal workshop that forces sand into a mould to make cores
How Intense
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Morphology
Etymology
Shooting comes from the old verb shoot, which meant 'to throw' or 'to send quickly', and you can see the same root in the word shot. So a shooting is the act of firing a gun or sending a bullet from a weapon.