stoning
/ˈstoʊnɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of stone; to throw stones at someone or something.
- In some old stories, people are stoning criminals in the town square.
- The angry mob was stoning the building.
- The children were stoning the fence for fun.
noun
- The act of throwing stones at someone or something, especially as a punishment or attack.
- Many countries have outlawed stoning as a punishment.
- Stoning was used as a form of execution in ancient times.
- The crowd's stoning of the car caused serious damage.
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