stoned
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- 2Simple past and past participle of stone. Use it for throwing stones at someone or something in the past.
The angry crowd stoned the thief in the market.
Long ago, people stoned wrongdoers as punishment.
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- 3With the hard inner seed or pit taken out, as a fruit.
Like a cherry with the hard middle popped out before you eat it.
She bought a jar of stoned olives for the salad.
The recipe calls for a cup of stoned cherries.
Similarpitted
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- 5Filled with strong feeling, like love, instead of drugs or drink.
Like feeling dizzy with happiness, the way new love can make you giddy.
She was completely stoned on love that whole summer.
The fans left the show stoned on pure excitement.
Similarhigh, drunk, intoxicated, giddy, euphoric
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Showing meanings only.
stoned is a form of stone
stone, verb: To throw stones at someone or something, often to hurt or kill. Full entry
- Spelling
- stone → stoned: add -d
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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Origin
This is the past form of the word "stone," made by adding "-ed."