stone-throwing

ˈstoʊnˌθroʊɪŋ

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Definition of stone-throwing - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

actions

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action of throwing stones, often to attack or protest

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The protest ended in stone-throwing by the crowd.

pelting

stoning

Adjective

aggressive act

Rare

involving or related to the act of throwing stones

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The stone-throwing crowd was quickly dispersed by police.

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Origin of stone-throwing

English, stone (from Old English, stan, rock) + throwing (from throw, to hurl)

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hopscotch

play

children's game hopping on squares and throwing a stone

Examples of stone-throwing in a sentence

Police arrested several people for stone-throwing.
Stone-throwing incidents increased during protests.
A stone-throwing mob damaged several cars.

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French:jet de pierres, impliquant le lancer de pierres, ...
German:Steinewerfen, steinwerfend, ...
Italian:lancio di pietre, che lancia pietre, ...
Spanish:piedrazos, de lanzamiento de piedras, ...
Portuguese:atirar pedras, que atira pedras, ...
Chinese:投石, 投掷石块的, ...
Japanese:石投げ, 石投げの, ...
Arabic:رَشْق الحِجارَة, راجِم, ...
Hebrew:זְרִיקַת אֲבָנִים, זוֹרֵק אֲבָנִים, ...
Russian:бросание камней, бросающий камни, ...
Ukrainian:кидання каміння, каменекидацький, ...
Hindi:पत्थर फेंकना, पत्थर फेंकने वाला, ...
Bengali:পাথর ছোঁড়া, পাথর ছোঁড়ার, ...
Catalan:llençament de pedres, que llença pedres, ...
Czech:házení kamenů, kamenovací, ...
Danish:stenkastning, stenkastende, ...
Dutch:stenen gooien, steenwerpend, ...
Greek:ρίψη λίθων, πετροβολητικός, ...
Hungarian:kődobálás, kődobáló, ...
Khmer:ការគប់ដុំថ្ម, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការគប់ដុំថ្ម, ...
Korean:돌 던지기, 돌 던지기 행위의, ...
Persian:پرتاب سنگ, سنگ‌پرانی‌کننده, ...
Polish:rzucanie kamieni, kamienujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):arremesso de pedras, que joga pedras, ...
Romanian:aruncare de pietre, care aruncă pietre, ...
Swedish:stenkastning, stenkastar-, ...
Thai:การขว้างก้อนหิน, ที่ขว้างก้อนหิน, ...
Turkish:taş atma, taş atan, ...
Vietnamese:ném đá, liên quan đến việc ném đá, ...

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Definition of stone-throwing - Reverso English Dictionary

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