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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Veteran Hollywood director Woody Allen is shooting his latest film on the streets of Madrid as the Spanish capital seeks to burnish its status as a global cinema hub.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
In that case, is launching that autonomous drone much different from shooting artillery?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
For a director whose previous two films were microscopic in comparison, shooting “Marie Antoinette” may as well have been going to the moon.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
And so the next day I came to her house with some cash and some fruit, and we just started shooting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
The guinea pigs across the hilltops, the fairies in the grove, and flying on a real shooting star.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
