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shoot vs shooting

shooting vs shoot

shoot and shooting both are nouns.

shoot is a verb but shooting is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shoot Yes No Yes No
shooting Yes No No No
As nouns, shooting is a hypernym of shoot; that is, shooting is a word with a broader meaning than shoot:
  • shoot: the act of shooting at targets
  • shooting: the act of firing a projectile
Other hypernyms of shoot include shot.
shoot (noun) shooting (noun)
the act of shooting at targets the act of firing a projectile
a new branch killing someone by gunfire
shoot (verb) shooting (verb)
give an injection to
produce buds, branches, or germinate
measure the altitude of by using a sextant
record on photographic film
make a film or photograph of something
utter fast and forcefully
fire a shot; release
hit with a missile from a weapon
score
spend frivolously and unwisely
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
throw dice, as in a crap game
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
run or move very quickly or hastily
move quickly and violently
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
kill by firing a missile
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully
Difference between shoot and shooting

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