SHOOTING


Meaning of SHOOTING in English

shoot ‧ ing /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun

1 . [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 child

2 . [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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.