shooting

[US]/ˈʃu:tɪŋ/
[UK]/'ʃutɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kuvuma; kuvuta; foto
v. kuvuma
Word Forms
Pluralshootings
Present Participleshooting

Phrases & Collocations

shooting range

mipango ya kuchoma

shooting competition

mchezo wa kuchoma

shooting practice

moyo wa kuchoma

shooting skills

maadili ya kuchoma

shooting sports

mipango ya kuchoma

trouble shooting

utatuzi wa matatizo

shooting star

nyota ya moto

shooting guard

mlinzi anayefunga

shooting angle

kutengua ya kuchoma

target shooting

kuchoma kwa mato

shooting flow

mipango ya kuchoma

shooting gallery

galeria ya kuchoma

shooting distance

masafu ya kuchoma

shooting script

hati ya kupiga filamu

Example Sentences

the shooting of the hunters

kuchukua ya wachukua

the shooting of animals

kuchukua ya mnyama

the shooting was a tragic accident.

kuchukua ilikuwa kipimba cha kipya.

The boy is shooting up.

Mwanamke amechukua kwa mizigo.

They were shooting at a target.

Walichukua kwa mizigo ya mato.

He is shooting at the directorship.

Alikuwa anatumia kuchoma kwa makamu.

They’re shooting grouse up on the moors.

Wao wanaonua grouse kwenye miguu.

shooting was heard and there were fatalities.

Kuchoma ilikuwa inasikilizwa na kuna wasikilizwa waliofungua.

I was shooting up cocaine.

Niliyatumia kuchoma kwa koka.

is shooting in Scotland during the fall.

Anatumia kuchoma katika Skotlandia katika mwezi wa mshale.

Rice was shooting out into ears.

Mai ya mpira ilikuwa inasikilizwa kwenye miguu.

The plants are just shooting up.

Mipango yanaanza kuchoma.

He’d been shooting heroin.

Alikuwa amatumia kuchoma kwa herion.

they come shooting at us from all angles.

Wanakutumia kuchoma kwa mimi kutoka kila mwenye mchoro.

on the shooting range he could not hit a barn door .

kwenye mstari wa kuchangia alipotea kusafiria pango ya barn.

the unprovoked shooting of civilians by soldiers.

kutengana na wanyama kwa mguu bila mazoea na mipango ya mguu.

the whole shooting match is being computerized.

kuchoma kote inatumia kompyuta.

Real-world Examples

But it's unclear why or what had precipitated the shooting.

Lakini hauchanganyikiwa kwa sababu yoyote au nini lilifanyika kusababu kwa mshindi.

Source: NPR News September 2020 Compilation

She saddened by the continuing mass shootings.

Alikuwa amekuwa mshangao kwa mshindi mawe mazuri ya mshindi.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

There's been a shooting. My wife shot...

Ilikuwa kuna mshindi. Mwanamke yangu aliamshindi...

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

There was no shooting in the end there.

Hakuna mshindi kwa mwisho huko.

Source: NPR News July 2016 Compilation

I don't know what he was shooting.

Sikikumbua nini aliamshindi.

Source: the chair

These days, it's the cameras doing the shooting here.

Kwa sasa, ni kamera yana mshindi huko.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

Morning Show feels like you're shooting a film.

Morning Show inaondoka kama unashindi film.

Source: Actor Dialogue (Bilingual Selection)

And what police say was not an accidental shooting.

Na nini polisi wanasema alikuwa si mshindi ya mshindi.

Source: BBC World Headlines

The United Arab Emirates has also condemned the shooting.

UAE pia amekuwa amekuwa mshangao kwa mshindi.

Source: BBC Listening January 2023 Collection

These days, shooting the breeze actually has nothing to do with shooting guns.

Kwa sasa, kushindi mafua hujui kwa sababu yoyote kwa kushindi mshindi.

Source: VOA One Minute English

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