gunshot
Loud barrel crack
A gunshot is the firing of a gun or the sound it produces: We heard gunshots in the distance.
Gunshot also describes the range a gun can reach: within gunshot of the cabin.
A gunshot wound is an injury caused by a bullet or other projectile fired from a gun.
Sudden loud noise
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- reportFormal written findings
- blastSudden forceful burst
- popFizzy drink, regionally
boom · echo · discharge · percussion · detonation · reverberation · resonance · thunder
Lasting psychological wound
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- penetrationEntry into something
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
- bleedingBlood loss from injury
entry wound · exit wound · shrapnel · puncture · laceration · tourniquet · bandage · gauze
Causing or capable of death
- deathCessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- fatalitiesLosses of life
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
homicide · assassination · killing · execution · demise · casualty · victim · coroner
Aggressive act against another
- assaultViolent offensive act
- crimePunishable illegal act
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
- homicideCausing another's death
aggression · danger · harm · terror · rampage · drive-by · sniper · ambush
Warning or watchfulness
- warningAlert about danger
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- policeCivil law enforcement
response · 911 · security · intruder · protection · safety · surveillance · detection
bang
Sudden loud noise
pop · boom · echo · discharge · percussion · detonation · reverberation · resonance · thunder · explosion
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- penetrationEntry into something
- injuryPhysical or psychological harm
bleeding · entry wound · exit wound · shrapnel · puncture · laceration · tourniquet · bandage · gauze · surgery
lethal
Causing or capable of death
- deathCessation of life
- mortalityState of eventual death
- fatalitiesLosses of life
murder · homicide · assassination · killing · execution · demise · casualty · victim · coroner · autopsy
attack
Aggressive act against another
homicide · aggression · danger · harm · terror · rampage · drive-by · sniper · ambush · crossfire
alert
Warning or watchfulness
police · response · 911 · security · intruder · protection · safety · surveillance · detection · dispatch
deafening
Overwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- thunderousExtremely loud, resounding
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
decibel · noise · sonic · shockwave · acoustic · roar · resonate · sharp · startling · jarring
artillery
Large-caliber battlefield weapons
- warfareArmed conflict between groups
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
military · frontline · skirmish · infantry · assault · ambush · offensive · firefight · barrage · volley
- shotsB-52, Jagerbomb, Kamikaze, lemon drop, buttery nipple
- warningswarning, alert, caution, danger, warning sign
- causes of deathcardiac arrest, heart attack, drowning, suffocation, strangulation
- soundssound, beeps, listen, sounds, hear
- Noisy Thingsalarm, sirens, jackhammer, car alarm, chainsaw
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
gunshothealing touch
Restorative physical contact
bandage · medical treatment · caress · embrace · first aid
gunshotsilence
Total lack of sound
whisper · murmur · hush · gentle breeze · muffled sound
- gunshot woundDamage from discharged firearm