shoot trouble in English

Forms: shoots trouble [present, singular, third-person], shooting trouble [participle, present], shot trouble [participle, past], shot trouble [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Like troubleshoot (verb) and troubleshooting (noun), a back-formation from troubleshooter. Etymology templates: {{glossary|back-formation}} back-formation Head templates: {{en-verb|<,,shot>}} shoot trouble (third-person singular simple present shoots trouble, present participle shooting trouble, simple past and past participle shot trouble)

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"shoot trouble" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms