Synonyms for shooting

Grammar : Noun

Spell : shoot

Phonetic Transcription : ʃut

Définition of shooting

Origin : Old English scotung, verbal noun from shoot (v.). Sports sense from 1885; film camera sense by 1920. Shooting gallery is from 1836; shooting match is from 1750. Shooting star first recorded 1590s (shoot (v.) with reference to meteors is from late 13c.).

noun firing a weapon
noun a sport

Example sentences :

He was by no means what is termed a sportsman, yet he was somewhat fond of shooting.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

I had rain-pains in my back, and my wife said her corns were shooting.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 6, May 7, 1870 » by Various

On the evening of the shooting at Schwitter's, there had been a late operation at the hospital.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The men were determined, the officers cheery, the shooting accurate.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

That was Simba's name for the light rifle that did most of the shooting.
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

What do people mostly do when there's shooting going on, and they've got a gun?
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Their notion of war was midnight skulking and shooting from behind safe cover.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

I told them of the shooting and capture of Paris and the death of Eisenlord.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

The reply came: "No shooting allowed in Park; use the hose."
Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson

The Press generally had made the most of the shooting of Warren.
Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

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