riot
noun
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
are rioting
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present progressiveof riot.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"In places where we didn't have incidents in the past, now loggers, prospectors, squatters are rioting", the officer said, shaking his head in exasperation.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2021
The system should be able to differentiate between those who are rioting from those who are expressing their First Amendment right to peacefully protest.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
The French are rioting, but this time around there are no barricades or singing troupes of plucky young revolutionaries.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2018
“People are rioting in the streets,” said the Rev. Darrell Scott, a senior pastor at Cleveland Heights’ New Spirit Revival Center and a Trump supporter.
From Time ● Mar. 12, 2016
I still don’t understand how some people are so calm and others are rioting.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
