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

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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. Richard Llewellyn:

   The noise was just unbelievable. One of the things that I remember afterwards more than anything else was the noise, if you go to the cinema and you hear a lot of noise and gunfire and so on, it doesn't really register. But if you are actually there the whole air is vibrating all the time.

2. Managing Director of Pegasus Shipping:

   At about 9.45 p.m., we went to take the elevator down, but hotel security stopped us saying there was a gang war on the ground floor. We were all quite anxious about what was going on but soon found out through the TV that it was a terror attack, a few people were calm, some had fainted or were in a state of shock under the tables. The bomb blast, the sound of gunfire and the fire engulfing the area was so shocking. All of us were in a different states of mind. I was extremely worried about my mother, my two daughters and my wife, they were all crying.

3. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood:

   This went on for hours. This wasn't a split second, we exchange gunfire. We were out here from 7:30 until about 9 p.m. until we returned fire.

4. Nathan Dennis:

   Gunfire was exchanged between officers on scene and the suspect.

5. Judge John O'Donnell:

   Brelo was acting in conditions difficult for even experienced officers to imagine, he was in a strange place at night surrounded by gunfire, sirens and flashing bulbs. Brelo did not fire too quickly or at a person who was clearly unarmed or unable to run him over.