noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy , intense
▪ scattered , sporadic
▪ enemy
▪ celebratory
▪
Bursts of celebratory ~ could be heard on the streets.
▪ distant
▪ automatic
▪
We heard the rapid crackle of automatic ~.
… OF GUNFIRE
▪ burst
▪
A burst of ~ echoed across the square.
VERB + GUNFIRE
▪ hear
▪ spray , spray sb/sth with
▪
The terrorists boarded the bus and sprayed the passengers with ~.
▪
They sprayed ~ into the crowd.
▪ exchange
▪
Youths exchanged ~ with police.s
▪ be hit by , be wounded by
▪
A convoy was hit by ~.
GUNFIRE + VERB
▪ break out , erupt
▪
Heavy ~ broke out in the capital last night.
▪ echo , ring out
PHRASES
▪ the crackle, rattle, sound, etc. of ~
▪ an exchange of ~
▪
They were killed in an exchange of ~ between riot police and demonstrators.