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. Norma Capuyan:

   Loud bursts of gunfire erupted, there was heavy volume of fire. We ran to a church compound and the police surrounded us.

2. Donovon Brinson:

   I lived here for 14yearsand I've never seen a problem with law enforcement and residents in the neighborhood, the law enforcement thatwerecalled for any incident in the past were very polite and respectful. We never had anything that escalated to gunfire.

3. Frances Serrano:

   Help. I need help. My son is in the house, and he’s crazy. He has a gun. He’s ready to shoot all the police, Serrano told the Los Angeles Times. She'd gone back inside her home before officers arrived, Serrano said, and a few minutes after they got there she heard gunfire, starting with a loud — I mean really loud — ‘bang!’.

4. Bill Sadler:

   Preliminary information provided to ASP is that as many as 10 people had been wounded by gunfire.

5. Chris Pratt:

   America’s exceptional armed forces have altered the course of the world for the better. From the Union Army defeating slave owning confederates, to the Greatest Generation and her Allies vanquishing the Nazis or our special operators hunting down the perpetrators of 9/11. We count the names of each fallen solider lest they be countless. They are the good guys. They run to the sound of gunfire. They know pain and suffering we never will.