gunfire

Questions about gunfire

What does gunfire mean?

gunfire means "the act of shooting a gun".

How many syllables are in gunfire?

gunfire has 3 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈɡʌnˌfaɪɚ/.

What is another word for gunfire?

Close synonyms include gunshot. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gunfire a common word?

gunfire is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with gunfire?

14 words rhyme with gunfire. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.