shoot
verb (used with object)
to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
am shooting
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present progressiveof shoot (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I also need to shoot more with my strong foot, my right, because recently I am shooting only with my left, which is odd.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Maybe I am shooting outside of my attractiveness league?
From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2022
"Whether I am shooting with a friend, or I am shooting with a stranger, I make sure whatever video I am putting out, I have the approval from that person."
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2021
“I am shooting the worst that I have in like three years,” Nance said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2018
And here I am, shooting off my mouth at five-thirty in the morning to a man holding a rifle.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
