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.
rioting
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present participleof riot.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
riot.
riotnouna 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.
Example Sentences
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Between them they faced 52 charges, including rioting, which were all denied.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
These were years of imperial crisis, political unrest and popular rioting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Amid rioting, the shah fled Iran once again on Jan. 16, 1979, never to return.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
They would be elderly people rioting, but they would still riot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Sucking in wind and making a sound like a train getting derailed, his eyes positively apoplectic, his chest rioting with pain, Bud Gleason crashed out another mucus-splattering sneeze.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
