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RIOTING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of disorder involving group violence

Synonyms:

riot; rioting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("rioting" is a kind of...):

disorder (a disturbance of the peace or of public order)

Derivation:

riot (take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb riot

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