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Definition of riot verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

riot

verb

NAmE//ˈraɪət//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they riot

he / she / it riots

past simple rioted

-ing form rioting

(of a crowd of people) to behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest

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ri‧ot‧er

noun Rioters set fire to parked cars.

ri‧ot‧ing

noun [uncountable] Rioting broke out in the capital.See riot in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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