What does Shooting mean?
Definitions for Shooting
Shoot·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Shooting.
Princeton's WordNet
shooting, shot(noun)
the act of firing a projectile
"his shooting was slow but accurate"
shooting(noun)
killing someone by gunfire
"when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"
Wiktionary
shooting(Noun)
An instance of shooting (a person) with a gun.
Police are hunting the people who carried out the shootings last week.
shooting(Noun)
The sport or activity of firing a gun.
Webster Dictionary
Shooting
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Shooting(noun)
the act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light
Shooting(noun)
a wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting
Shooting(noun)
a sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head
Shooting(adj)
of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting
Freebase
Shooting
Shooting is the act or process of firing firearms or other projectile weapons such as bows or crossbows. Even the firing of artillery, rockets, and missiles can be called shooting. A person who specializes in shooting is a marksman. Shooting can take place in a shooting range or in the field in hunting, in shooting sports, or in combat.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Shooting' in Nouns Frequency: #2576
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Shooting in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Shooting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Shooting in a Sentence
The gun shooting has stopped now.
It's one gigantic shooting gallery.
They were shooting people on the floor.
I kept shooting because it was so funny.
In the time of shooting, they skipped me.
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Translations for Shooting
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- afusellament, tiroteigCatalan, Valencian
- střelbaCzech
- Schießen, SchießereiGerman
- pafadoEsperanto
- tiroteo, tiro, disparoSpanish
- ammunta, ampuminenFinnish
- fusillade, tirFrench
- կրակArmenian
- pafadoIdo
- sparatoriaItalian
- 射撃Japanese
- skytingNorwegian
- schietpartijDutch
- skytingNorwegian Nynorsk
- tiro, disparoPortuguese
- стрельба, пальба, перестрелкаRussian
- skjutningSwedish
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