What does shooting mean?
Definitions for shooting
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word shooting.
Princeton's WordNet
shooting, shotnoun
the act of firing a projectile
"his shooting was slow but accurate"
shootingnoun
killing someone by gunfire
"when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies"
Wiktionary
shootingnoun
An instance of shooting (a person) with a gun.
Police are hunting the people who carried out the shootings last week.
shootingnoun
The sport or activity of firing a gun.
Webster Dictionary
Shooting
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Shootingnoun
the act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light
Shootingnoun
a wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting
Shootingnoun
a sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head
Shootingadjective
of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting
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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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Rank popularity for the word 'shooting' in Nouns Frequency: #2576
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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 Minsk agreement is not working, so how can we call it peace talks if they are shooting and bombing our cites during and after the talks? there is no trust in Russia, but also I hope for peace and calm, but unfortunately this is the situation.
If you're shooting an unarmed child with his hands in the air, it is an assassination. as a mom, this is not something Adeena Weiss-Ortiz want children to see.
I missed a few putts out there, but Im not too bummed out about it, because I hit them on my lines, i can live with that. I can live with days when Im hitting putts on my lines and they just dont go in. Thats the way it goes. Tiger Woods KNOWS HES IN GOOD SHAPE AFTER SHOOTING 70 IN MASTERS FIRST ROUND With the incident behind him, hes looking to win his first major in 11 years. Tiger Woods placed second in the PGA Championship last year. Tiger finished the round with a 4-under 68, to give Tiger Woods 6-under for the championship, just a stroke behind leaders Francesco Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen, Jason Day, Adam Scott and Brooks Koepka. Injuries have made the star look human in recent years, but many are hoping this Masters tournament will mark his long overdue comeback. Woods last Masters victory came in 2005. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP.
And I said, 'Sir, what are you doing?' And he finished shooting and he took off in his truck, didn't look up at me or nothing.
This vibrant part of the city became abandoned and then reoccupied by individuals who are predominantly poor and have very high rates of injection drug use, it's one gigantic shooting gallery.
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- afusellament, tiroteigCatalan, Valencian
- střelbaCzech
- Schießerei, SchießenGerman
- pafadoEsperanto
- disparo, tiro, tiroteoSpanish
- ampuminen, ammuntaFinnish
- tir, fusilladeFrench
- կրակArmenian
- penembakanIndonesian
- pafadoIdo
- sparatoriaItalian
- 射撃Japanese
- skytingNorwegian
- schietpartijDutch
- skytingNorwegian Nynorsk
- disparo, tiroPortuguese
- перестрелка, пальба, стрельбаRussian
- skjutningSwedish
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