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shootin'

shootin' is the pronunciation spelling of shooting.

Meaning of shooting

Adjective

shooting

  1. Moving or growing quickly
    • Shooting beams of light played over the sea.
    Synonyms:
    darting
  2. Of a pain, sudden and darting
    • I often feel a shooting pain in my arm.
    Synonyms:
    splitting

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Questions about shootin'

What is shootin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Shootin' is the pronunciation spelling of shooting.

Words near shootin' in the dictionary

  1. shootfighting
  2. shoothouse
  3. shoothouses
  4. shootie
  5. shooties
  6. shootin'
  7. shooting
  8. shooting a rope
  9. shooting an elephant with a BB gun
  10. shooting and crying
  11. shooting around

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