to riot

Examples

• All

• By being the first people to riot in a Denny's.

  The Best Laid Plans (2019)

• Try not to riot too hard if they win, though.

  Blog text (29)

• Hit the lights, start the show, before these animals riot!

  Saving Christmas (2017)

• Why wait until September to riot?

  Blog text (4)

• - The kids were rioting in the aisles.

  A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)

• The men in the hall were rioting, dancing, and drinking, with no thought of restraint or control.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The audience is so restless, they're practically rioting.

  Fiction book (1994)

• At the party, everyone started to riot when the music got really loud and exciting.

• The crowd began to riot with festive cheers and laughter as the fireworks lit up the sky.

• During the celebration, the fans rioted joyfully, dancing on the streets and singing together.

Synonyms

R

to roar

vsto riot

14 2.7

To move or act in a noisy wild way that causes trouble

focuses on enjoying noisy celebration rather than general disorderly action

C

to carouse

vsto riot

• Archaic

4 9.3

To drink a lot with other people and have loud fun

is broader noisy celebration not limited to drinking, though often drunk

R

to run riot

vsto riot

2 5.8

Behave in a wild way without control

means celebrating noisily for enjoyment rather than losing control destructively

R

to roister

vsto riot

• Archaic

1 9.9

To party loudly and wildly, often drinking a lot

is the same noisy celebratory sense used as an alternative form

C

carousing

vsto riot

7.9

Noisy, lively behavior at a party where people drink a lot

is about individual or general noisy celebration, not only gatherings

J

to jollify

vsto riot

• Archaic

9.8

Celebrate loudly with singing, dancing, and drinking

is louder and more boisterous, often involving drunken behaviour

S

to shivoo

vsto riot

• Archaic

9.9

To join a noisy, cheerful party with music and dancing

is used for celebrating generally, not only joining a party

Antonyms

B

to be quiet

231 1.0

To stop making noise or talking

Idioms

R

to read the riot act

• Informal

1 7.9

To scold someone strongly and warn them of punishment

Phrasal Verbs

R

to run riot

2 5.8

Behave in a wild way without control

E

to erupt into riot

1 7.9

A crowd suddenly becomes violent and starts to damage property

Compounds

R

race riot

• NSFW

8 7.0

A violent public fight between different races or ethnic groups that damages places and people

R

riot act

• Informal

7 7.4

A strong warning to someone to stop bad behavior

R

riot control

• Specialized

2 4.6

Ways and tools police use to control large violent crowds

R

riot gun

• Specialized

1 7.2

A gun used to break up crowds that fires rubber bullets or tear gas

R

Riot Act

• UK

9.9

A former English law that required crowds to leave when a local official read a formal announcement

R

riot control operation

• Formal

6.6

Actions that police or soldiers take to stop and control a violent crowd during a riot

How Rowdy

to riot

• Informal

4 7.1

to party

• Informal

298 3.0

to enjoy life

34 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology