word-vault/dist/data/cards/sh/shooting.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "shooting",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a situation in which a person is shot with a gun",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Terrorist groups claimed responsibility for the shootings and bomb attacks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There was no direct link between the two **fatal shootings**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a serious shooting incident"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police rushed to the scene of the shooting and found one person dead and three wounded."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was killed in a **drive-by shooting**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police remained baffled over the motive for the shooting."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a school shooting"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a shooting rampage/​spree"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict", "Crime and punishment"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the sport of shooting animals and birds with guns",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "grouse shooting"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the shooting season"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the process of filming a film",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Shooting began early this year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was exhausted after a day's shooting."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Film and theatre"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sh/shooting/shooting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈʃuːtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sh/shooting/shooting__us_3.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}