How to Pronounce "gunshot"

word

/ˈɡənˌʃɑt/

GUHN-shaht

/ɡˈʌnʃɒt/

GUHN-shot

Definition

A gunshot is the sound made when a gun is fired, or a shot fired from a gun. It can also refer to a wound caused by a bullet.

American English

/ˈɡənˌʃɑt/

British English

/ɡˈʌnʃɒt/

GUHN-shaht

GUHN-shot

We heard a gunshot outside the house.

The police found a man with a gunshot wound.

One gunshot woke everyone up.

I thought it was fireworks at first, but then I heard another gunshot.