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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

riots

/ˈɹaɪəts/

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What does riots mean?

noun

  1. plural of riot

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of riot

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪəts/

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O, let those cities that of plenty’s cup And her prosperities so largely taste, With their superflous riots, hear these tears!
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
These again drew all the thieves and immoral characters of Paris to the spot, and constant riots and disturbances took place.
Charles MackayMemoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #636
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I had been hearing of political disturbances, even of riots, of which I understood nothing, and for which I cared nothing.
Charles KingsleySanitary and Social Lectures and EssaysProject Gutenberg ebook #1637
The royalist faith was still so powerful that the Parisian riots and the events which led to the execution of Louis XVI.
Gustave Le BonThe Psychology of RevolutionProject Gutenberg ebook #448
Here nature riots in all of her wild beauty and has not yet been perceptibly marred by the despoiling hand of man.
J. A. (Joseph Amasa) MunkArizona SketchesProject Gutenberg ebook #756