shooting

Etymology

From Middle English shoting, schoting, from Old English scotung (“shooting”), from Proto-Germanic *skutungō, equivalent to shoot + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schieting, German Erschießung (“shooting”), Swedish skjutning (“shooting”).

verb

1. present participle and gerund of shoot

noun

1. (countable) An instance of shooting with a gun or other weapon.
   Well, I've always been progun, you know that. It's... yeah, I think adding more guns into a situation is obviously the way to prevent shooting. I think in a way, if we take the guns away, the shootings may escalate. And I think that's why he's so firm on literally arming everyone. I think if you don't have a gun in your hands... well, let's not find out what that world would be. 2018 February 23, Richard Ayoade, The Last Leg, Season 14, Episode 5
   Police are hunting the people who carried out the shootings last week.
2. (uncountable) The sport or activity of firing a gun or other weapon.
   Well, I've always been progun, you know that. It's... yeah, I think adding more guns into a situation is obviously the way to prevent shooting. I think in a way, if we take the guns away, the shootings may escalate. 2018 February 23, Richard Ayoade, The Last Leg, Season 14, Episode 5
   I take part in shooting at the local archery club.
3. A district in which people have the right to kill game with firearms.
4. The act of one who, or that which, shoots.
   the shooting of rays of light
5. A sensation of darting pain.
   a shooting in one's head

adj

1. Moving or growing quickly.
   Shooting beams of light played over the sea.
2. Of a pain, sudden and darting.
   I often feel a shooting pain in my arm.