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n. Plural form of riot.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of riot.

"The government claims soldiers were forced to fire on demonstrators who would not obey orders, and they say they feared a replay of what they call riots of 1988, which were pro-democracy demonstrations where more than 3,000 protesters died."

rioted    rioting    riots   

rampage    laugh    gag    jape    joke    jest    disorder    wassail    jollify    racket   

gordon riots    nika riots    to read the riot act    to run riot    riot act   

rioter    run riot   

uproar    tumult    revelry    dissipation    merrymaking    disturbance    dissipate    revel    delight   

Wyatt    diet    disquiet    guyot    quiet   

Voices   

violence    rebellion    massacre    strife    tumult    disturbance    insurrection    outrage    bloodshed    disaster