English Explanatory Dictionary

shooting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Moving or growing quickly
Of a pain, sudden and darting

noun

an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon
the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon
a district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms
the act of one who, or that which, shoots
a sensation of darting pain
filming

verb

present participle and gerund of shoot; forcefully projecting

Pronunciation

en-uk-shooting.ogg /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/

Word forms

shooting shootings

Etymology

From Middle English shoting, schoting, from Old English scotung (“shooting”), from Proto-Germanic *skutungō, equivalent to shoot + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schieting, German Erschießung (“shooting”), Swedish skjutning (“shooting”).

Synonyms

darting splitting

Derived words

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