shoot
verb (used with object)
to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
shooting
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present participleof shoot.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The star guard actually was bringing down the team’s shooting average.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
"The public is left without a full record of how this encounter ended in a shooting."
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
To squeeze out more shooting time, Cruise, also a producer on the project, opted to sleep in his trailer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Speaking publicly for the first time since the shooting, Becca Good told a news conference on the lawsuits on Thursday: "The whole world had to watch as our entire universe was destroyed."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“The greatest basketball players in the world are great because they practice shooting and dribbling so much it becomes as natural as breathing,” she once told Sydney.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
