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shooting en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
(UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English shoting, schoting, from Old English scotung (“shooting”), from Proto-Germanic *skutungō, equivalent to shoot + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schieting, German Erschießung (“shooting”), Swedish skjutning (“shooting”).

Meanings

Moving or growing quickly
- Shooting beams of light played over the sea.
Of a pain, sudden and darting
- I often feel a shooting pain in my arm.

Synonyms

darting · splitting

Translations (6)

mi tākirikiri (of a pain: sudden and darting) · fi pistävä (of a pain: sudden and darting) · mhr лӱйышӧ (of a pain: sudden and darting) · fi viiltävä (of a pain: sudden and darting) · hu nyilalló (of a pain: sudden and darting) · fi terävä (of a pain: sudden and darting)

shooting en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
(UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English shoting, schoting, from Old English scotung (“shooting”), from Proto-Germanic *skutungō, equivalent to shoot + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schieting, German Erschießung (“shooting”), Swedish skjutning (“shooting”).

Meanings

(countable) an instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon
- 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 States this year. 2023 March 28, Daniel Victor, “U.S. Mass Shootings in 2023: A Partial List”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2023:
- 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. 2018 February 23, Richard Ayoade, The Last Leg, Season 14, Episode 5
(uncountable) the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon
- I take part in shooting at the local archery club.
- 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. 2018 February 23, Richard Ayoade, The Last Leg, Season 14, Episode 5
(countable, uncountable) a district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms
(countable, uncountable) the act of one who, or that which, shoots
- the shooting of rays of light
(countable, uncountable) a sensation of darting pain
- a shooting in one's head
(countable, uncountable) filming

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
shootings	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (65)

fi ammunta (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · ar رِمَايَة (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · nb skyteangrep (instance of shooting) · enm schot (instance of shooting) · izh ampumiin (instance of shooting) · ko 발포 (instance of shooting) · nl schietpartij (instance of shooting) · fr fusillade (instance of shooting) · fi ampuminen (instance of shooting) · ru пальба́ (instance of shooting) · ko 사격 (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · ko 사격 (instance of shooting) · sw upigaji risasi (instance of shooting) · hy կրակ (instance of shooting) · da skudangreb (instance of shooting) · es tiro (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · cmn 射擊 /射击 (instance of shooting) · hu lövészet (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · sh пуцање (instance of shooting) · nn skyting (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · pl strzelanie (instance of shooting) · sv skottlossning (instance of shooting) · uk стріляни́на (instance of shooting) · ru стрельба́ (instance of shooting) · izh ampumiin (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · ca tiroteig (instance of shooting) · pt tiro (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · is skotárás (instance of shooting) · fr tir (instance of shooting) · pt tiroteio (instance of shooting) · de Schießerei (instance of shooting) · es rodaje (filming) · ja 射撃 (instance of shooting) · hu lövés (instance of shooting) · be стральба́ (instance of shooting) · tl pamamaril (instance of shooting) · ceb pagpamusil (instance of shooting) · ru стрельба́ (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · mi puhanga (instance of shooting) · io pafado (instance of shooting) · be страляні́на (instance of shooting) · eo pafado (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · krc атыш (instance of shooting) · ca afusellament (instance of shooting) · es baleadura (instance of shooting) · nb skyting (the sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon) · sh pucanje (instance of shooting) · ga lámhach (instance of shooting) · sk streľba (instance of shooting) · ru шу́тинг (instance of shooting) · eo pafado (instance of shooting) · es tiroteo (instance of shooting) · sl streljanje (instance of shooting) · hu lövöldözés (instance of shooting) · sl strel (instance of shooting) · sv skjutning (instance of shooting) · ru перестре́лка (instance of shooting) · es balacera (instance of shooting) · it sparatoria (instance of shooting) · pl palba (instance of shooting) · nrf tith'thie (instance of shooting) · bg стрелба́ (instance of shooting) · uk стрільба́ (instance of shooting) · de Schießen (instance of shooting) · cs střelba (instance of shooting)

shooting en · VERB

Pronunciation

/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
(UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English shoting, schoting, from Old English scotung (“shooting”), from Proto-Germanic *skutungō, equivalent to shoot + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schieting, German Erschießung (“shooting”), Swedish skjutning (“shooting”).

Meanings

(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of shoot; forcefully projecting
form of shoot

Deriveds