shooting
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.an event where someone fires a gun, often resulting in injury or death.
n.an instance of discharging a firearm, typically used in news reporting to describe violent incidents.
Simple“The local news reported a shooting that happened downtown late last night.”
In context“Police cordoned off the entire block following a shooting that left several bystanders injured during the morning rush hour.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.the process of recording a film or television show.
n.the production phase of a film or television project where principal photography occurs.
Simple“The shooting of the new action movie will take place in London this summer.”
In context“The director insisted on a night shooting to capture the authentic atmosphere of the city's neon-lit streets.”
Synonyms - 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.the activity or sport of using a gun to hit targets or hunt animals.
n.the sport or recreational activity of firing a weapon at targets or game animals.
Simple“He spends his weekends at the club practicing his target shooting.”
In context“The estate offers various outdoor activities, including clay pigeon shooting and guided deer stalks during the winter months.”
Synonymsmarksmanshiphunting - 04 B2 Upper Intermediate
adj.a sharp pain that moves very quickly through a part of your body.
adj.describing a sudden, intense, and radiating sensation of physical pain.
Simple“She felt a shooting pain in her leg when she tried to stand up.”
In context“The patient complained of a shooting pain that originated in the lower back and travelled down to the ankle.”
Usage shooting took
“He concluded that a silencer had not been used in the shooting of Caffell.”
“The wife of a teacher killed in the Debsirin Nonthaburi school shooting weeps.”
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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.