shooting
the act of firing a projectile
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,904 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 45,388 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the act of firing a projectile also: shot his shooting was slow but accurate
- killing someone by gunfire when the shooting stopped there were three dead bodies
shooting in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Rob flushed, for he was mightily proud of his shooting.
Robin Hood · J. Walker (Joseph Walker) McSpadden · Chapter 1
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They never go out shooting unless with the long bow.
The American Joe Miller · Robert [Compiler] Kempt · Chapter 1
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The woman backed away from him, her eyes shooting hatred and defiance.
The Silver Arrow · Elbert Hubbard · Chapter 1
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I reloaded, having plenty of cartridges in my belt, and began shooting at him again.
Montezuma's Castle, and Other Weird Tales · Charles B. (Charles Barney) Cory · Chapter 1
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Some love boating; some painting; others carving, angling, walking, shooting, or one of a hundred other diversions.
The story hunter · Ernest R. (Ernest Richard) Suffling · Chapter 1