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UK
/ʃˈuːtɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈʃutɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈʃutɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
-
the act of firing a projectile
his shooting was slow but accurate -
killing someone by gunfire
when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies
How To Use shooting In A Sentence
- You see that you're undershooting and so, leaving the throttle as is, you attempt to flatten your descent path by lifting the nose a bit - and you enter the region of reverse command.
- A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud
- It's unhandy at 300 yards, but then there's not a lot of shooting at 300 yards over there. The .375 H&H: Fraud or Scam?
- Country pursuits on offer include sheep-racing, woodcarving with chainsaws, small-bore rifle-shooting, wool-spinning, bee demonstrations, candle-making and ferret-racing.
- It's worth taking chances when you're shooting at a chance of fame and wealth.
- At the beginning of the protest, Aristide partisans attacked demonstrators, hitting one with a rock and shooting another.
- More troubleshooting is attempted none of which remedies the situation. Xbox Live Won't Refund Points For Game They Can't Deliver - The Consumerist
- The Warriors lost a battle despite outshooting and mostly outplaying their opponents.
- I am honestly disturbed by last Monday's shooting of the booter on the city's South Side. The Parking Ticket Geek: Don't Shoot The Messenger: Take Action!
- He has already committed to shooting one third of the portmanteau film Eros, with directors he was worked with before.