Shooting meaning

What does “shooting” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“shooting” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the act of firing a projectile.

shooting

noun

  1. the act of firing a projectile

    “his shooting was slow but accurate”

    Synonymsshot
  2. killing someone by gunfire

    “when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University