shooting

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ADJ.

all, light, same, terrible, unarmed

The police officer was charged after the shooting of an unarmed teenager.

VERB + SHOOTING

am, came, defines, disdained, feel, finish, goes, guns

The loud noise came shooting through the window and startled everyone in the room.

SHOOTING + NOUN

beams, breeze, days, enemy, friend's, guys, incident, noon

The shooting days on set were exhausting but we finally wrapped the main scenes.

PREP.

around, down, in, out, out, upon

The police were shooting at the suspect who was running down the street.

ADV.

away, often, once, suddenly

The arrow went shooting away into the dark forest.

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adj

1

Moving or growing quickly

Shooting beams of light played over the sea.

2

Of a pain, sudden and darting

I often feel a shooting pain in my arm.

noun

1

an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon

Police are hunting the people who carried out the shootings last week.

Well, I've always been progun, you know that. It's... yeah, I think adding more guns into a situation is obviously the way to prevent shooting. I think in a way, if we take the guns away, the shootings may escalate. And I think that's why he's so firm on literally arming everyone. I think if you don't have a gun in your hands... well, let's not find out what that world would be.

2

the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon

Well, I've always been progun, you know that. It's... yeah, I think adding more guns into a situation is obviously the way to prevent shooting. I think in a way, if we take the guns away, the shootings may escalate.

I take part in shooting at the local archery club.

3

a district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms

4

the act of one who, or that which, shoots

the shooting of rays of light

5

a sensation of darting pain

a shooting in one's head

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noun — the act of firing a projectile

shot

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Idioms & Phrases

whole shooting match

Everything; the entire collection, endeavor, or activity.

It started raining on their picnic and they had to move the whole shooting match inside.

when the looting starts, the shooting starts

Lethal force is justified against rioters and looters.

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Shooting beams of light played over the sea.

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I often feel a shooting pain in my arm.

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Police are hunting the people who carried out the shootings last week.

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Well, I've always been progun, you know that. It's... yeah, I think adding more guns into a situation is obviously the way to prevent shooting. I think in a way, if we take the guns away, the shooting

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The Gun Violence Archive[…] defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people were killed or injured. As of late March, the Gun Violence Archive has counted 130 mass shootings in the United

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He came out shooting, same as you said he would.

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whole shooting match

when the looting starts, the shooting starts

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