shooting[adjective]Synonyms: sharp, acute, knifelike, piercing, stabbing
Antonyms: stationary
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
shoot‧ing /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
noun1. [countable] a situation in which someone is injured or killed by a gun:
His brother was killed in a shooting incident last year.
the accidental shooting of a child2. [uncountable] the sport of shooting animals and birds with guns:
the grouse shooting season
The shooting party set off shortly before dawn.3. [uncountable] the process of taking photographs or making a film:
We had two weeks of rehearsals before shooting began. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲