rioting

SayRY-uh-ting/ˈɹaɪ.ət.ɪŋ/

2 meanings of rioting

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of riot. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the action.
The crowd was rioting outside the palace gates.
Rioting broke out across the city after the verdict.
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2
noununcountable
A time when a crowd turns violent and gets out of control.
Like a big group of people losing control and smashing things all at once.
The rioting lasted well into the night.
Police struggled to stop the rioting downtown.
Similarviolence, unrest, disorder, mayhem, looting
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rioting is a form of riot

riot, verb: To join a large angry crowd that becomes violent in public. Full entry

Forms: riotriots he/she/itrioting -ing formrioted past tense, past participle
Spelling: riot → rioting: add -ing

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