While he was giving the speech, the sound of a gunshot could be heard.
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Gunshot
//ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt//
Synonyms for "gunshot" (47 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (14)
Related words (23)
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Translations
35 translations across 16 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- կրակոց noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- կրակոց noun (the sound made)
Belarusian
2 entries- стрэл noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- стрэл noun (the sound made)
Bulgarian
2 entries- обсег на оръдие noun (The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun)
- оръдеен изстрел noun (act of discharging a firearm)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 射擊 /射击 noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- 槍擊 /枪击 noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- 槍聲 /枪声 noun (the sound made)
Finnish
2 entries- laukaus noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- laukaus noun (the sound made)
French
2 entries- coup de feu noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- coup de feu noun (the sound made)
German
1 entries- Schuss noun (act of discharging a firearm)
Greek
1 entries- πυροβολισμός noun (the sound made)
Irish
1 entries- urchar gunna noun (act of discharging a firearm)
Italian
4 entries- colpo di fucile noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- fucilata noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- schioppettata noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- schioppo noun (act of discharging a firearm)
Japanese
2 entries- 射撃 noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- 銃声 noun (the sound made)
Macedonian
2 entries- до́стрел на о́ружје noun (The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun)
- и́стрел noun (the sound made)
Polish
2 entries- huk strzału noun (the sound made)
- strzał noun (act of discharging a firearm)
Russian
3 entries- вы́стрел noun (act of discharging a firearm)
- вы́стрел noun (the sound made)
- зву́к вы́стрела noun (the sound made)
Spanish
1 entries- tastaseo noun (the sound made)
Turkish
2 entries- mermi noun (The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun)
- silah sesi noun (the sound made)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Tom had been released from the hospital, but he was still recovering from the gunshot wound.
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Tom thought he heard a gunshot.
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At what time did you hear the gunshot?
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