Synonyms for GUNFIRE
ˈgʌnˌfaɪərgun·fire

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1. gunfire, gunshotnoun

   the act of shooting a gun

   "the gunfire endangered innocent bystanders"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

   Synonyms:
   gunshot, gunfire

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1. • Shooting

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1. List of paraphrases for "gunfire":

   shooting, fire, firing, gunshots, ceasefire, shootings, cease-fire, artillery, shootout, gunshot, bombardment

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1. Zand Bakhtiari:

   I mainly texted my loved ones, and a couple of minutes after that I just heard rapid gunfire.

2. Gad Ngajimana:

   There was some fighting this morning. Gunfire lasted about 30 minutes. Now there is only gunfire about once every 10 minutes. the faces of the people -- they are very scared.

3. Nicholas Haysom:

   Mortars, IEDs, gunfire and other explosives destroyed human life, stole limbs and ruined lives at unprecedented levels.

4. Stephanie Baldwin:

   As soon as the gunfire started, everyone dropped to the floor and they were underneath desks, and she was trying to shield herself with a chair, along with a man next to her, then, all of a sudden, she said she just felt [the bullet] going through her back.

5. Defense Chris Miller:

   I've been in a few riots and just having people show up without a plan and without mission intent, and having understanding of what is happening on the ground -- you can just run to the sound of the gunfire, but usually it just doesn't work. It's not effective.