rioted
SayRY-uh-tid/ˈɹaɪ.ət.ɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of riot.
Students rioted outside the parliament building for three straight days.
Prisoners had rioted twice before the new warden took charge.
Note
One spelling does double duty: the regular -ed ending gives both the past (they rioted) and the participle (they had rioted). Because the everyday verb takes no object, the participle mostly appears in perfect tenses rather than the passive. Older writing may use rioted for indulging in excess, such as feasting or luxury. That sense is now obsolete, so read the context before assuming a street disturbance.
rioted is a form of riot
riot, verb: To take part in a violent public disturbance; to raise an uproar or sedition. Full entry
- Spelling
- riot → rioted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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