rioting
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5.2
- noun
- /ˈraɪətɪŋ/
:
disturbios
- In four days of rioting, 48 people were killed and more than 80 seriously injured.
- rioting broke out
- widespread rioting
- rioting and looting
And every mayor before me had backed off because of threats of rioting and citizen anger.
- And every mayor before me had backed off because of threats of rioting and citizen anger.
- Armed rebellion and rioting, collaborating with the enemy and betrayal.
- It counts napalm and the cost of a nuclear warhead and armored cars for police who fight riots in the streets.
- I would like to start with what happened in the United States last summer, because the book came out a year before the riots and protests in the US.
- And after the riots broke out, we saw.
- I think some people may read that as riots and I can't.
- They was coined race riots and then Farage riots.
- Now we know the violence that came about afterwards and the rioting that came about afterwards.
- You understand the highlights of of the riots?
Examples
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As inflation soared, food prices rose, and ensuing shortages led to widespread rioting.
Academic text (2013) -
After the team's loss, the city was thrown into chaos as rioting broke out in the streets.
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So we need to stop the rioting and we need to stop the violence.
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In August 2011, London experienced some of the worst rioting it had seen in a generation.
Blog text (14) -
We chose law and order over rioting and disorder.
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Few would choose to abandon their daily routine in favor of rioting in the streets.
Academic text (1996) -
More than a thousand people died in the communal rioting that rocked India in the following days.
Academic text (2004) -
Today's announcement of further sanctions has led to mass rioting on the streets of Athens with thousands of protesters causing widespread damage.
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As shortages spread and prices skyrocketed, rioting erupted, escalating global security concerns.
Academic text (2010) -
The police had to intervene quickly to control the rioting that erupted following the controversial decision.
Synonyms
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2.8
The use of physical force that hurts people or damages things
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4.1
A violent public disturbance by a crowd that damages property
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7.3
Violent disorder and chaos that causes damage or a lot of trouble
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4.6
A noisy, violent fight among a group in a public place
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7.2
Violent, noisy, or damaging actions by groups, often at sports events
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9.3
A fight in a public place that scares people and disturbs others
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5.6
Violent acts by a crowd in a public place that cause disorder
An event in public where a group becomes violent and damages property
Antonyms
How Violent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rioting comes from riot, which originally meant a loud public 'disorder' or 'uproar', so picture a noisy, dangerous crowd in the streets. That's why rioting now means violent and disorderly behavior by a group of people.