aiming

(verb): To point or direct a missile, or a weapon which propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
(verb): To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive
(verb): To direct or point (e.g. a weapon), at a particular object; to direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or against an object
(verb): To direct (something verbal) towards a certain person, thing, or group
(verb): To guess or conjecture.
(noun): The act of one who aims.