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. Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen:

   There are four significant locations where gunfire took place in the City and County of Denver.

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. Abdelhakim Maazab:

   Most were beheaded or killed by gunfire.

4. Bassist Matt McJunkins:

   The gunfire got closer. It went on for, you know, ten, fifteen minutes, it just didn't stop. And then it would stop and there was this sense of relief and then it would start up again. and then there was an explosion that just shook the whole room, probably the whole building.

5. 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.