stoning
Meaning of stoning
verb
- To pelt with stones, especially to kill by pelting with stones.
She got stoned to death after they found her.
- To wall with stones.
- To remove a stone from (fruit etc.).
- To form a stone during growth, with reference to fruit etc.
- To intoxicate, especially with narcotics. (Usually in passive)
- To do nothing, to stare blankly into space and not pay attention when relaxing or when bored.
- To lap with an abrasive stone to remove surface irregularities.
noun
Lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death
Information about stoning
- The plural form of stoning is: stonings.
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Hyphenation of stoning
ston-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- stoning is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
stoning synonyms
Meaning lapidation:
Meaning :
Translation of stoning
- Italian: lapidazione
- German: Steinigung
- French: lapidation
- Portuguese: lapidação
- Spanish: lapidación
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