shooting

noun

shoot·​ing ˈshü-tiŋ 

plural shootings

1

: the act of shooting a gun

But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …

—Harriet de Rosišre

2

: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people

a drive-by shooting

mass shootings

… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.

—Dahlia Lithwick

3

: the act of photographing or filming someone or something

A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.

—Ira Konigsberg

That part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …

—Ira Konigsberg

Examples of shooting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Two separate homicide teams, one at each shooting scene, are conducting the investigation. —Nbc San Diego, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024

Antioch recorded 15 shootings in September alone, police said. —Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024

Often the rookie spends several minutes adjusting their chair, finding the right eye relief, and remembering their shooting form before ever squeezing the trigger for that first dry fire. —Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024

By the end of the night, the Anteaters had held a double-digit lead for the final 32 minutes and limited the Lions to 33% shooting (20 for 60) and 27% (7 for 26) from long range. —Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing shooting

• go shooting
• hip-shooting
• shooting gallery
• shooting guard
• shooting iron
• shooting script
• shooting star
• shooting stick
• skeet shooting
• the whole shooting match
• wing shooting

Medical Definition

shooting

adjective

shoot·​ing

: characterized by sudden sharp piercing sensations

shooting pains