Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gunshot

/ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: gun-shot
IPA: /ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The discharging a firearm.

Countable

noun

The firing of guns; gunfire.

Uncountable

noun

The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun; the reach or range of a gun.

Countable

noun

A bullet, projectile, or other shot fired from a gun.

Countable

Example Sentences

"No gunshot wounds, Barricune observed, but marks of kicks, and couple that must have been made with a quirt."
"they heard gunshot all around them"
"the sound of distant gunshot"
"For those, who are come over to the royal party, are consequently supposed to be out of gunshot."

Etymology

From gun + shot.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/
British English: /ˈɡʌn.ʃɒt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gunshots (plural)

Phrases

rent-lowering gunshot

Synonyms

gunfire

Questions

How do you pronounce gunshot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌn.ʃɑt/.
What does gunshot mean?: The discharging a firearm.
Where does gunshot come from?: From gun + shot.

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