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shooting out

shooting out is the present participle and gerund of shoot out.

Meaning of shoot out

Verb

shoot out (third-person singular simple present shoots out, present participle shooting out, simple past and past participle shot out)

  1. To destroy something or remove something from its usual location by shooting.
    • You'll shoot your eye out!
  2. To completely extirpate (wildlife) from an area by shooting.
    • At the time of European settlement I could have got them on the outskirts of Melbourne but these slow-moving creatures apparently taste delicious and were quickly shot out.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 174
  3. To emerge with great speed.
  4. To fire from a weapon.

Questions about shooting out

What is shooting out the present participle and gerund of?
Shooting out is the present participle and gerund of shoot out.

Words near shooting out in the dictionary

  1. shooting one's load
  2. shooting one's mouth off
  3. shooting one's shot
  4. shooting one's wad
  5. shooting oneself in the foot
  6. shooting out
  7. shooting parties
  8. shooting party
  9. shooting preserve
  10. shooting preserves
  11. shooting range

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