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Meaning of line shooting | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
laɪn ˈʃuːtɪŋ

Definitions

  1. Exaggerated or boastful stories; showing off.
    slang, uncountable
  2. present participle and gerund of shoot a line
    form-of, gerund, participle, present, uncountable

Examples

“Authentic RAF line shooting of that time was a form of jocular boasting which nobody was expected to believe[.]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

line slip line spectrum line speed line storm line thrower line to gain

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