'Rioting' definitions:
Definition of 'rioting'
(from WordNet)
noun
A state of disorder involving group violence [syn: rioting, riot]
Definition of 'Rioting'
From: GCIDE
- Riot \Ri"ot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rioted; p. pr. & vb. n. Rioting.] [OF. rioter; cf. OD. ravotten.]
- 1. To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess. [1913 Webster]
- Now he exact of all, wastes in delight, Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law. --Daniel. [1913 Webster]
- No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or sedition. See Riot, n., 3. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rioting'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- assault,
- attack,
- battering,
- butchery,
- disorderliness,
- forcible seizure,
- killing,
- laying waste,
- looting,
- massacre,
- obstreperousness,
- onslaught,
- pillaging,
- rape,
- riot,
- sacking,
- slaughter,
- sowing with salt,
- unruliness,
- violation