Definition of shooting Shooting
/ʃuˈtɪŋ/ - [shuting] -
We found 13 definitions of shooting from 4 different sources.
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What does shooting mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: shootings |
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| shooting - the act of firing a projectile; "his shooting was slow but accurate" | ||
| shot | ||
| actuation, propulsion the act of propelling | ||
| shoot the act of shooting at targets; "they hold a shoot every weekend during the summer" | ||
| countershot a return shot; a retaliatory shot | ||
| firing off, firing, discharge the act of discharging a gun | ||
| fire control preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target | ||
| gunfire, gunshot the act of shooting a gun; "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" | ||
| headshot a shot aimed at a person's head | ||
| shellfire shooting artillery shells | ||
| shooting - killing someone by gunfire; "when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies" | ||
| homicide the killing of a human being by another human being | ||
| drive-by killing homicide committed by shooting from a moving automobile | ||
| drive-by shooting shooting someone from a car as it is driven past the victim | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shooting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Shoot - shooting (n.)
The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light. - shooting (n.)
A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting. - shooting (n.)
A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head. - shooting (a.)
Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.
