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shotting

[ shot-ing ]

/ ˈʃɒt ɪŋ /

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noun

the act or process of making lead shot in a shot tower.

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Origin of shotting

shot¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby shotting

shot on goal, shot put, shot-putter, shott, shotten, shotting, shot to hell, shot tower, shottsuru, shot up, Shotwell

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How to use shotting in a sentence

Traveller (snap-shotting tropical river, suddenly confronted by hippopotamus).
Mr. Punch On Tour|Various
The system of shotting habits at the hem has happily entirely gone out.
Riding for Ladies|Mrs. Power O'Donoghue
The Professor used a roll of films in snap-shotting the stone table while we were breaking camp.
The White Waterfall|James Francis Dwyer
Careless snap-shotting in the field and idle turning on of lantern slides at our meetings will no longer satisfy us.
The Heart of Nature|Francis Younghusband

You know my fun is a sort of fizz—there's nothing but a flash—nothing to hurt—no shotting.
Charlemont|W. Gilmore Simms