shooting

noun

shoot·​ing ˈshü-tiŋ 

plural shootings

1

: the act of shooting a gun

But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …

—Harriet de Rosišre

2

: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people

a drive-by shooting

mass shootings

… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.

—Dahlia Lithwick

3

: the act of photographing or filming someone or something

A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.

—Ira Konigsberg

That part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …

—Ira Konigsberg

Examples of shooting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The closest comparable incident took place in neighboring Serbia, where a mass shooting in May 2023 killed nine students and a school guard in Belgrade. —Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024

Now in New York, Mangione is facing federal charges related to Thompson's murder, as well as state charges in connection to the Dec. 4 shooting in Midtown Manhattan. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024

After a shocking shooting, Americans vent feelings about health insurance (Dec. 6). —Bill Chappell, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024

Three Hispanic men were seen running from the scene after the shooting, police said. —Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing shooting

• go shooting
• hip-shooting
• shooting gallery
• shooting guard
• shooting iron
• shooting script
• shooting star
• shooting stick
• skeet shooting
• the whole shooting match
• wing shooting

Medical Definition

shooting

adjective

shoot·​ing

: characterized by sudden sharp piercing sensations

shooting pains