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shoots around

shoots around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot around.

Meaning of shoot around

Verb

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

  1. To record footage in the absence of (one of the actors), with the intention of editing in their sequences at a later stage.
    • Pressured to deliver his film on time and within budget, Asher finally refused to give in to another of Cummings' demands. The irked actor stormed off the set. Bill shot around him for the rest of the day but then had to approach his unhappy star.2015, Thomas Lisanti, Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969

Questions about shoots around

What is shoots around the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shoots around is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shoot around.

Words near shoots around in the dictionary

  1. shootress
  2. shootresses
  3. shoots
  4. shoots a rope
  5. shoots an elephant with a BB gun
  6. shoots around
  7. shoots back
  8. shoots daggers
  9. shoots down
  10. shoots first and asks questions later
  11. shoots for the moon

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