Definitions

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  • adjective That does not shoot.
  • adjective Not of or pertaining to shooting.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ shooting

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Examples

  • "If you want to go to a nonshooting place to talk…," she started, as gunfire erupted behind us.

    Bullets and 'F-Bombs' Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011

  • Quickly she showed him how to fit the groove over the bowstring and rest the arrow tip on her nonshooting hand.

    Artemis the Brave Joan Holub 2010

  • Quickly she showed him how to fit the groove over the bowstring and rest the arrow tip on her nonshooting hand.

    Artemis the Brave Joan Holub 2010

  • Quickly she showed him how to fit the groove over the bowstring and rest the arrow tip on her nonshooting hand.

    Artemis the Brave Joan Holub 2010

  • She had a Surefire in her nonshooting hand, and she used it to penetrate the darkness.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • She had a Surefire in her nonshooting hand, and she used it to penetrate the darkness.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • She had a Surefire in her nonshooting hand, and she used it to penetrate the darkness.

    A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009

  • Watching collision-injured wildlife scream and writhe in agony is very disturbing to everyone, particularly the nonshooting, nonhunting public.

    The Pernicious Lure Of The One-Shot Kill 2006

  • So that it was thought that even if they all had gas masks, that eventually the gas would force them out in a nonviolent, nonshooting circumstance.

    Remarks By The President On Waco W Q A ITY National Archives 1993

  • Jamil appeared pensive for a moment, looking down and tugging at his lower lip with his nonshooting hand.

    Pressure Point Dick Couch 1992

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