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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Three meteor showers offer multiple opportunities to catch shooting stars, including occasional fireballs bright enough to stand out dramatically against the night sky.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026
Rory McIlroy put the setback of the two-shot penalty he received on Thursday behind him as he posted 11 birdies in shooting a nine-under-par second-round 63 at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The Prime Video series, which debuts the first four episodes of Season 3 on Nov. 11, operates at a blockbuster scale, sometimes shooting as many as four production units simultaneously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
That “Ryan’s Daughter” ended up as a complex, costly production owes both to the strenuous location shooting and its maker’s addiction to sweeping effects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Maybe it was the girl, all alone in a shower of shooting stars, her cloak whipping in the wind.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
