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shooting vs gunshot

gunshot vs shooting

shooting and gunshot both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shooting Yes No No No
gunshot Yes No No No
As nouns, gunshot is a hyponym of shooting; that is, gunshot is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shooting:
  • shooting: the act of firing a projectile
  • gunshot: the act of shooting a gun
Other hyponyms of shooting include shoot, countershot, discharge, firing, firing off, gunfire, headshot, shellfire, potshot.
shooting (noun) gunshot (noun)
the act of firing a projectile the act of shooting a gun
killing someone by gunfire
Difference between shooting and gunshot

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