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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| gunshot | /x | Noun, Noun |
| explosions | x/x | Noun |
| bullets | /x | Noun |
| shrapnel | /x | Noun |
| detonations | xx/x | Noun |
| thuds | / | Noun |
| musketry | /xx | Noun |
| bombardment | x/x | Noun |
| shootings | /x | Noun |
| violence | /xx | Noun |
| grenade | x/ | Noun |
| strafing | /x | Noun |
| bloodshed | /x | Noun |
| casualties | /xxx | Noun |
| carnage | /x | Noun |
| scuffle | /x | Noun |
| shrieks | / | Noun |
| noise | / | Noun |
| gunmen | /x | Noun |
| blasts | / | Noun |
| snipe | / | Noun |
| barrage | x/ | Noun |
| muffled | /x | Adjective |
| deafening | /xx | Adjective |
| bombs | / | Noun |
| shelling | /x | Noun |
| volleys | /x | Noun |
| violent | /xx | Adjective |
| thunderous | /xx | Adjective |
| crackle | /x | Noun |
| fire | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| projectiles | x/x | Noun |
| roar | / | Noun |
| clashes | /x | Noun |
| sirens | /x | Noun |
| artillery | x/xx | Noun |
| hail | / | Noun |
| melee | /x | Noun |
| mortars | /x | Noun |
| assault | x/ | Noun |
| thundering | /xx | Noun |
| skirmishes | /xx | Noun |
| cacophony | x/xx | Noun |
| bursts | / | Noun |
| report | x/ | Noun |
| hooting | /x | Noun |
| muzzle blast | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| kick | / | Noun |
| fire alarm | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| snap | / | Noun |
| squirt | / | Noun |
| bang | / | Noun |
| crump | / | Name |
| percussion | x/x | Noun |
| burglar alarm | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| uproar | /x | Noun |
| slug | / | Noun |
| snapshot | /x | Noun |
| tumult | /x | Noun |
| firecracker | /xxx | Noun |
| trigger | /x | Noun |
| knock | / | Noun |
| fireworks | /x | Noun |
| clank | / | Noun |
| clap | / | Noun |
| salute | x/ | Noun |
| bugle | /x | Noun |
| feu de joie | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| bounce | / | Noun |
| flip | / | Noun |
| shout | / | Noun |
| boomer | /x | Noun |
| clatter | /x | Noun |
| zing | / | Noun |
| crash | / | Noun |
| blare | / | Noun |
| pattern | /x | Noun |
| clang | / | Noun |
| shrill | / | Adjective |
| shooing | /x | Verb |
| grunting | /x | Verb |
| whack | / | Noun |
| bombshell | /x | Noun |
| boom | / | Noun |
| bump | / | Noun |
| loud | / | Adjective |
| racket | /x | Noun |
| bark | / | Noun |
| click | / | Noun |
| bluster | /x | Noun |
| burning | /x | Noun |
| trumpet | /x | Noun |
| toot | / | Noun |
| staccato | x/x | Noun |
| stutter | /x | Noun |
| torpedoes | x/x | Noun |
| spatter | /x | Noun |
| rattle | /x | Noun |
| rumble | /x | Noun |
| naval | /x | Adjective |
| erupted | x/x | Verb |
| sporadic | x/x | Adjective |
| raked | / | Verb |
| tat | / | Noun |
| flashes | /x | Noun |
| blaze | / | Noun |
| screams | / | Noun |
| ablaze | x/ | Adverb, Adjective |
| armament | /xx | Noun |
| ball | / | Noun, Verb |
| cannons | /x | Verb |
| ceasefire | //x | Noun |
| counterattacks | /xxx | Noun |
| defender | x/x | Noun |
| fed | / | Name |
| fiery | /xx | Adjective |
| firearm | /xx | Noun |
| firepower | /xx | Noun |
| flak | / | Noun |
| gun | / | Noun, Verb |
| lamp | / | Noun, Verb |
| launching | /x | Noun |
| litmus | /x | Noun |
| missile | /x | Noun |
| ordnance | /x | Noun |
| rocket | /x | Noun, Verb |
| strike | / | Noun, Verb |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| blow | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| off | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| fall | / | Verb, Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| backside | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| southend | /x | Name |
