- 1[countable] a situation in which a person is shot with a gun Terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the shootings and bomb attacks. Police rushed to the scene of the shooting and found one person dead and three wounded.
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- 2[uncountable] the sport of shooting animals and birds with guns grouse shooting
- 3[uncountable] the process of filming a movie Shooting began early this year. She was exhausted after a day's shooting.
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