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Definition of riot in English: riotnoun ˈrʌɪətˈraɪət 1A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd. riots broke out in the capital mass noun he was convicted on charges of riot and assault Example sentencesExamples - The solemn occasion came close to a riot when police were called as violent attempts were made to take bones from his skeleton as souvenirs.
- Demonstrators say the choice of Qatar is one more sign the organisation is undemocratic, but ministers at the meeting say there is nothing democratic about riots on the streets, as witnessed in Seattle two years ago.
- World war is on the horizon, and there are riots in the streets.
- Trouble began with provincial uprisings and riots.
- The other thing of course is the riots and sectarian violence.
- While tensions between the two groups were often subtle and barely visible, they erupted violently during the 16 December, 1986 riots over Russian control of the Kazakh Communist Party.
- We also see the Jamaica that the tourist rarely encounters: slum dwellers watch themselves on news footage of riots, political violence and industrial unrest.
- He lost his sister in the ensuing riots, and his views on the theme of organised violence (to which he devoted an entire chapter) are born of observations made during those trying times.
- An informant told them that the riot was between the peace bureau and a group of politicians.
- The draft riots began with assaults on police by Irish immigrants enraged by Lincoln's conscription order on July 11, 1863.
- It became evident that a rift cut through society when later that evening demonstrations escalated into some smaller riots in the streets.
- Our goal is be independent, but we will never be at peace through mindless violence - the blood of those killed in riots and fires are forever on our hands.
- Police disbanded the riots and detained an estimated forty students but to date no charges have been filed.
- At one point, a police helicopter reported a riot, seeing men unfurling a banner across the prison roof and smoke billowing from the yard.
- Faced with escalating riots, the Italian police unleashed water cannon, plastic bullets and 12-inch truncheons.
- On the first day of the riots, police strongly suggested that their employees evacuate the office.
- In the days after the riots, police spies were out in force, creeping through the capital with their ears open for sedition.
- In parallel with the street riots there were attacks of the computer systems of many firms by political hackers from many different countries that used the internet to communicate with one another.
- However, economic inequality has remained a pressing problem and has lead to riots and violent outbreaks.
- His mother had begged him not to go out, anything could happen, there could be riots in the street, looting, vandalism, who knew, with these new times!
Synonyms uproar, rampage, furore, tumult, commotion, upheaval, disturbance, street fight, melee, row, scuffle, fracas, fray, affray, brawl, free-for-all violent disorder, violence, mob violence, street fighting, vandalism, frenzy, mayhem, turmoil, lawlessness, anarchy North American informal wilding - 1.1 An uproar.
the film's sex scenes caused a riot in Cannes Example sentencesExamples - The top hat caused a riot the first time it was seen in London.
- If this all continued then Ms. Lexing had a massively large riot to handle.
- Reportedly the film caused a riot in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1927 for its portrayal of opiate-trading, white-slaving Asians.
Synonyms uproar, pandemonium, commotion, mayhem, confusion, unrest, furore, upheaval, hubbub, hurly-burly, turmoil, ruckus, tumult, disarray, turbulence - 1.2 An outburst of uncontrolled feelings.
a riot of emotions raged through Fabia Example sentencesExamples - His mind was a riot of different emotions as he thought, ‘sorry for… you know.’
- Chad had never been so gentle with a kiss, and yet he'd never felt such a riot of emotions at the same time.
- 1.3archaic mass noun Uncontrolled revelry; rowdy behaviour.
a young lord leaving the city after a night of riot
2in singular An impressively large or varied display of something. the garden was a riot of colour Example sentencesExamples - To her, suddenly, the entire modern world seemed a riot of noise.
- Both films are vivid riots of colour, rhythm and violence, full of gun-toting gangsters and visually opulent set pieces.
- Prime Time viewing is a riot of hot shows, reality TV, feature films, sports, and other mass appeal programs.
- The whole place was a riot of different voices and accents - I guessed the huge variety was due to so many different floors intermingling, all with their own fashions and traditions.
- In comparison to Volta's splendid riot, the quiet sculptures seem meditative and spare, almost passive.
- In the bathrooms, the countertops are a riot of color: they were built with a wide variety of recycled plastics, such as empty soda bottles.
- The elaboration of the arch-building tradition continued through the inter-war years and reached a climax in 1939 when a riot of extravagant designs was depicted in the local press.
- A city market is a riot of enticing smells, textures, and colors, an abundance of beautiful fruits and vegetables.
- Presented with a riot of possible furnishings, Simmons chooses fabric and wallpaper patterns and compounds them without regard to scale or convention.
- The thrilling power of the orchestra's huge string section was unleashed even more impressively in the second movement, a riot of non-stop energy.
- The scene could be a downtown loft or a private club: couples are seen on the dance floor, arms flung about each other, colors an artificially lit, dull riot of yellows, whites, tans and some blue.
- Vegas airport is a throbbing, pulsating riot of noise and colour.
- I wasn't sure how many floors there were to the place: the frontage was a riot of shingle roofs and gables, annexes and additions, windows of all shapes and sizes.
- For weeks beforehand, school children make thousands upon thousands of crepe paper flowers, which are then attached to the twisted, bleak-looking vines in a riot of primary colours.
- In a riot of color, one giant painting spanning the entire length and breadth of the sanctum depicted the creation of the world from cosmic fire, its subsequent corruption and pollution and its final cleansing by fire.
- You'll be presented with a flashing, blinking riot of color.
- The deciduous trees were already a riot of color, turning the hills rusty-gold in patches while the evergreens formed their own enclaves.
- Alexander Girard splashed the gray face of postwar minimalism with a riot of color and infused modernist intellectual design with the giddy warmth of folk art.
- The coffee shop was a riot of smells, people and noise.
- Viewers can luxuriate in a riot of color, aerial ballet, and wildly imaginative notions of love and yearning - expressions of what it feels like to be alive.
Synonyms mass, sea, lavish display, splash, extravagance, extravaganza, flourish, show, exhibition 3informal in singular A highly amusing or entertaining person or thing. everyone thought she was a riot Example sentencesExamples - The men's room number was very funny, the lyrics to the song were just a riot.
- Judge Bill Gibron is an absolute laugh riot at family reunions.
- The channel packed in games such as shouting match and hoopla that caused a laugh riot among the crowd.
- He used to bounce around in that chair all over the place, he was a riot.
- I didn't think the trailer was some sort of laugh riot, but I don't think it was unfunny either.
Synonyms laugh wit, hoot, comedian, comic, entertainer, joker, clown, buffoon
verb ˈrʌɪətˈraɪət [no object]1Take part in a violent public disturbance. Example sentencesExamples - The year after would see rioting in Detroit, Newark, Boston and Milwaukee.
- For the first time, middle-class citizens and skilled workers joined activists in protest, rioting against the government.
- When I see that other fellow college students rioted and destroyed the coolest liquor store in town, while in a drunken mob, I wince.
- Farmers rioted in Geneva, Paris and Strasbourg
- When the details were announced on 12 February 1111, Rome rioted.
- In response, they rioted for two nights.
- Nine years later, Sophia Jex-Blake and several other women encountered more violent opposition in Edinburgh, where male students rioted to prevent women from attending clinical instruction.
- In 1979, Kazaks rioted because there were rumors that the government was going to set aside land for local Germans who wanted to create their own independent region.
- On March 18, prisoners rioted, breaking down a door and assaulting a police officer.
- Not infrequently, girls ran away; some also formed gangs, rioted, and resorted to violence.
- While he has promised a referendum to the people of Adeh, when he made it clear that independence would not be one of their options, 10,000 people rioted.
- The Prime Minister of France is meeting with top officials and a Muslim leader to look for a way to end rioting that has spread from several Paris suburbs across that country.
- However, many of the younger marchers, such as Gerry Donaghy, are prone to rioting, needing only a spark to set them off.
- When the citizens rioted against the English, Richard replied by building a fortress next to the city.
- Leaning towards the liberal side of things, I am even more horrified by the police managing to get rioting in the street going during the most mundane political convention in history.
- The Civil War is in its second year and a compulsory draft is in force, which leads to rioting amongst the poor.
- In times past, their presence has provoked rioting and other forms of violent conflict, but today, in spite of the heightened sensitivities to cultural displays, they attract little attention.
- Despite the involvement of 1000 people in Wednesday's rioting, the story didn't make the front page.
- Early attempts at privatization led to rioting in Osh in 1990, so this process was put on hold.
- The umpire, supported by the third, TV, umpire, correctly gave him ‘out’, but 90,000 spectators disagreed and proceeded to riot until the game was stopped.
Synonyms rampage, go on the rampage, run riot, take to the streets, fight in the streets, start a fight, raise an uproar, cause an affray, go wild, run wild, run amok, go berserk, fight, brawl, scuffle - 1.1 Behave in an unrestrained way.
another set of emotions rioted through him Example sentencesExamples - ‘I'll play you for it,’ Danny told him, allowing her anger and rioting emotions to get the better of her.
- He felt her nod beneath his cheek and he fought the rioting emotions inside him.
- There was a pause, while Kara struggled to deal with her rioting emotions.
- 1.2archaic Act in a dissipated way.
an unrepentant prodigal son, rioting off to far countries
Phrases 1Behave in a violent and unrestrained way. a country where freelance gunmen run riot, looting and hijacking food Example sentencesExamples - The heavily pregnant ewes were scattered in all directions, as the ferocious dogs ran riot in the field.
- I suppose she cooked you breakfast in bed then disappeared for the rest of the day to let you run riot.
- I just got them to sit down and be quiet, they've been running riot all day.
- Hence why a good teacher wont spend all their time allowing children to run riot in the classroom but wont spend all their time shouting at them either.
- Ten dead, over a dozen pupils injured, and another school traumatized by a student running riot with guns in the classroom.
- The tearaway runs riot, swears and abuses, causes criminal damage and ridicules the elderly.
- Children are running riot in pubs because publicans cannot ask them to leave.
- She cited a recent incident when, in broad daylight, a group of youths armed with sticks ran riot through a nearby street smashing the windows of cars and houses.
- Mr Debnam argued that ‘armed robbers are running riot across the inner west’ and that police did not have the numbers to deal with it.
- The fight to bring the law up-to-date and stop cyber criminals running riot is severely hampered by the lack of understanding of the scope of the problem.
Synonyms go on the rampage, rampage, riot, run amok, go berserk, get out of control, run free, go undisciplined rampage, go on the rampage, take to the streets, fight in the streets, start a fight, raise an uproar, cause an affray, go wild, run wild, run amok, go berserk, fight, brawl, scuffle - 1.1(of a mental faculty or emotion) function or be expressed without restraint.
Example sentencesExamples - Childhood is a time when imagination runs riot.
- Let us put our mind in neutral, and let our imaginations run riot.
- In fact, less a village and more an example of what happens when a childlike imagination runs riot in the mind of an architect of means.
- Once your child starts playgroup and you go back to work, your emotions may run riot.
- In the heart of the Nevada desert, it is a playground for adults where the imagination runs riot.
- Indian imagination seems to have run riot around this fascinating, multifaceted character of Krishna: his pranks, his romance and his philosophy.
- I amuse myself by allowing my imagination to run riot again…
- Thankfully, no-one was hurt, but still, Tom's mind was running riot with panic and worry.
- When walking over these battlefields, the imagination runs riot envisaging the unremitting slaughter among the Russians and Japanese in battles which presaged the nature of the First World War.
- There are strong indications throughout the film that the whole story is nothing more than Kevin's imagination run riot.
- The middle is ultimately the climax, where the comedian comes into his own, letting imagination run riot in the filthiest, most entertaining way possible.
- 1.2Proliferate or spread uncontrollably.
traditional prejudices were allowed to run riot Example sentencesExamples - It's probably easier in a small business not to let things run riot.
- The fusion of these two elements has attracted admirers who hanker after this minimalist vision, but Kelly is more at home when she is allowed to run riot with dramatic textures.
- Window boxes run riot all summer and at this time of year pavements are stained purple with mulberries from trees planted on the orders of Elizabeth I.
- Sex and religion run riot through the lyrical imagery - paired up like a hilariously mismatched sitcom couple once again.
- Rumours spread of his solitude, speculation running riot in the castle…
- Names are established, reputations ruined, narcissism runs riot and lives are changed forever.
- Where space is at a premium, I'd recommend growing roses vertically, climbing or rambling varieties planted to run riot up a wall or up a free-standing trellised arch, leaving the pots and beds for other plants.
Synonyms grow profusely, spread uncontrolled, increase rapidly, grow rapidly, luxuriate, spread like wildfire, burgeon, prosper
Derivatives noun ˈrʌɪətəˈraɪədər Larger groups of peasants now dropped their disguises: tax offices were raided and forges destroyed as rioters openly confronted local power-holders and the state rather than their employees. Example sentencesExamples - The 26-year-old was seen on video as a front-line rioter, hurling a petrol bomb and stones.
- The average prison sentence for an adult rioter was just over four years, while juveniles were imprisoned for an average of almost 20 months.
- A 15-year-old front line rioter was locked up for a year yesterday after being filmed bombarding police with missiles.
- In the midst of the chaos and their pain, they still managed to aid us in stopping the rioters from causing further damage.
Origin Middle English (originally in the sense 'dissolute living'): from Old French riote 'debate', from rioter 'to quarrel', of unknown ultimate origin. read from Old English: Alfred the Great, king of Wessex between 871 and 899, did much to promote education in his kingdom, and the word read is first found in his writings. The word goes back to a Germanic root meaning ‘advise, guess, interpret’, and Old English riddle comes from the same root. The three Rs (early 19th century) have been ‘reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic’, regarded as the fundamentals of elementary education. The expression is said to have originated as a toast proposed by the banker and politician Sir William Curtis (1752–1829). Read my lips was most famously used by the first President Bush in 1998. In making a campaign pledge not to raise taxes, he said ‘Read my lips: no new taxes.’ If you want to give someone a severe warning or reprimand, you may read the riot act to them. The Riot Act was passed by the British government in 1715 to prevent civil disorder in the wake of the Jacobite rebellion of that year. The Act made it an offence for a group of twelve or more people to refuse to disperse within an hour of being ordered to do so, after a magistrate had read a particular section of the Act to them. This created something of a problem, as reading legal language aloud is not the easiest thing to do in the middle of a genuine riot—and defendants might claim later that they had not heard the key words. The Act failed to prevent a number of major disturbances over the years, but was not repealed until 1967. Riot (Middle English) originally meant dissolute living and comes from an Old French word meaning ‘to quarrel’.
Rhymes Byatt, diet, quiet, ryot, Wyatt Definition of riot in US English: riotnounˈrīətˈraɪət 1A violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd. riots broke out in the capital Example sentencesExamples - An informant told them that the riot was between the peace bureau and a group of politicians.
- World war is on the horizon, and there are riots in the streets.
- However, economic inequality has remained a pressing problem and has lead to riots and violent outbreaks.
- On the first day of the riots, police strongly suggested that their employees evacuate the office.
- In the days after the riots, police spies were out in force, creeping through the capital with their ears open for sedition.
- Police disbanded the riots and detained an estimated forty students but to date no charges have been filed.
- It became evident that a rift cut through society when later that evening demonstrations escalated into some smaller riots in the streets.
- The other thing of course is the riots and sectarian violence.
- Demonstrators say the choice of Qatar is one more sign the organisation is undemocratic, but ministers at the meeting say there is nothing democratic about riots on the streets, as witnessed in Seattle two years ago.
- He lost his sister in the ensuing riots, and his views on the theme of organised violence (to which he devoted an entire chapter) are born of observations made during those trying times.
- The draft riots began with assaults on police by Irish immigrants enraged by Lincoln's conscription order on July 11, 1863.
- Faced with escalating riots, the Italian police unleashed water cannon, plastic bullets and 12-inch truncheons.
- The solemn occasion came close to a riot when police were called as violent attempts were made to take bones from his skeleton as souvenirs.
- Trouble began with provincial uprisings and riots.
- We also see the Jamaica that the tourist rarely encounters: slum dwellers watch themselves on news footage of riots, political violence and industrial unrest.
- In parallel with the street riots there were attacks of the computer systems of many firms by political hackers from many different countries that used the internet to communicate with one another.
- While tensions between the two groups were often subtle and barely visible, they erupted violently during the 16 December, 1986 riots over Russian control of the Kazakh Communist Party.
- Our goal is be independent, but we will never be at peace through mindless violence - the blood of those killed in riots and fires are forever on our hands.
- His mother had begged him not to go out, anything could happen, there could be riots in the street, looting, vandalism, who knew, with these new times!
- At one point, a police helicopter reported a riot, seeing men unfurling a banner across the prison roof and smoke billowing from the yard.
Synonyms uproar, rampage, furore, tumult, commotion, upheaval, disturbance, street fight, melee, row, scuffle, fracas, fray, affray, brawl, free-for-all - 1.1 An uproar.
the film's sex scenes caused a riot in Cannes Example sentencesExamples - Reportedly the film caused a riot in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1927 for its portrayal of opiate-trading, white-slaving Asians.
- If this all continued then Ms. Lexing had a massively large riot to handle.
- The top hat caused a riot the first time it was seen in London.
Synonyms uproar, pandemonium, commotion, mayhem, confusion, unrest, furore, upheaval, hubbub, hurly-burly, turmoil, ruckus, tumult, disarray, turbulence - 1.2 An outburst of uncontrolled feelings.
a riot of emotions raged through Frances Example sentencesExamples - Chad had never been so gentle with a kiss, and yet he'd never felt such a riot of emotions at the same time.
- His mind was a riot of different emotions as he thought, ‘sorry for… you know.’
- 1.3archaic Uncontrolled revelry; rowdy behavior.
2in singular An impressively large or varied display of something. the garden was a riot of color Example sentencesExamples - You'll be presented with a flashing, blinking riot of color.
- The coffee shop was a riot of smells, people and noise.
- I wasn't sure how many floors there were to the place: the frontage was a riot of shingle roofs and gables, annexes and additions, windows of all shapes and sizes.
- To her, suddenly, the entire modern world seemed a riot of noise.
- A city market is a riot of enticing smells, textures, and colors, an abundance of beautiful fruits and vegetables.
- Both films are vivid riots of colour, rhythm and violence, full of gun-toting gangsters and visually opulent set pieces.
- In a riot of color, one giant painting spanning the entire length and breadth of the sanctum depicted the creation of the world from cosmic fire, its subsequent corruption and pollution and its final cleansing by fire.
- Presented with a riot of possible furnishings, Simmons chooses fabric and wallpaper patterns and compounds them without regard to scale or convention.
- The deciduous trees were already a riot of color, turning the hills rusty-gold in patches while the evergreens formed their own enclaves.
- The thrilling power of the orchestra's huge string section was unleashed even more impressively in the second movement, a riot of non-stop energy.
- The whole place was a riot of different voices and accents - I guessed the huge variety was due to so many different floors intermingling, all with their own fashions and traditions.
- In comparison to Volta's splendid riot, the quiet sculptures seem meditative and spare, almost passive.
- Viewers can luxuriate in a riot of color, aerial ballet, and wildly imaginative notions of love and yearning - expressions of what it feels like to be alive.
- The scene could be a downtown loft or a private club: couples are seen on the dance floor, arms flung about each other, colors an artificially lit, dull riot of yellows, whites, tans and some blue.
- Vegas airport is a throbbing, pulsating riot of noise and colour.
- For weeks beforehand, school children make thousands upon thousands of crepe paper flowers, which are then attached to the twisted, bleak-looking vines in a riot of primary colours.
- The elaboration of the arch-building tradition continued through the inter-war years and reached a climax in 1939 when a riot of extravagant designs was depicted in the local press.
- Prime Time viewing is a riot of hot shows, reality TV, feature films, sports, and other mass appeal programs.
- Alexander Girard splashed the gray face of postwar minimalism with a riot of color and infused modernist intellectual design with the giddy warmth of folk art.
- In the bathrooms, the countertops are a riot of color: they were built with a wide variety of recycled plastics, such as empty soda bottles.
Synonyms mass, sea, lavish display, splash, extravagance, extravaganza, flourish, show, exhibition 3informal in singular A highly amusing or entertaining person or thing. everyone thought she was a riot Example sentencesExamples - Judge Bill Gibron is an absolute laugh riot at family reunions.
- The men's room number was very funny, the lyrics to the song were just a riot.
- I didn't think the trailer was some sort of laugh riot, but I don't think it was unfunny either.
- He used to bounce around in that chair all over the place, he was a riot.
- The channel packed in games such as shouting match and hoopla that caused a laugh riot among the crowd.
Synonyms laugh wit, hoot, comedian, comic, entertainer, joker, clown, buffoon
verbˈrīətˈraɪət [no object]1Take part in a violent public disturbance. Example sentencesExamples - Early attempts at privatization led to rioting in Osh in 1990, so this process was put on hold.
- For the first time, middle-class citizens and skilled workers joined activists in protest, rioting against the government.
- On March 18, prisoners rioted, breaking down a door and assaulting a police officer.
- When I see that other fellow college students rioted and destroyed the coolest liquor store in town, while in a drunken mob, I wince.
- Despite the involvement of 1000 people in Wednesday's rioting, the story didn't make the front page.
- When the citizens rioted against the English, Richard replied by building a fortress next to the city.
- In 1979, Kazaks rioted because there were rumors that the government was going to set aside land for local Germans who wanted to create their own independent region.
- Nine years later, Sophia Jex-Blake and several other women encountered more violent opposition in Edinburgh, where male students rioted to prevent women from attending clinical instruction.
- However, many of the younger marchers, such as Gerry Donaghy, are prone to rioting, needing only a spark to set them off.
- The umpire, supported by the third, TV, umpire, correctly gave him ‘out’, but 90,000 spectators disagreed and proceeded to riot until the game was stopped.
- Leaning towards the liberal side of things, I am even more horrified by the police managing to get rioting in the street going during the most mundane political convention in history.
- The Civil War is in its second year and a compulsory draft is in force, which leads to rioting amongst the poor.
- In response, they rioted for two nights.
- The Prime Minister of France is meeting with top officials and a Muslim leader to look for a way to end rioting that has spread from several Paris suburbs across that country.
- While he has promised a referendum to the people of Adeh, when he made it clear that independence would not be one of their options, 10,000 people rioted.
- Farmers rioted in Geneva, Paris and Strasbourg
- When the details were announced on 12 February 1111, Rome rioted.
- Not infrequently, girls ran away; some also formed gangs, rioted, and resorted to violence.
- In times past, their presence has provoked rioting and other forms of violent conflict, but today, in spite of the heightened sensitivities to cultural displays, they attract little attention.
- The year after would see rioting in Detroit, Newark, Boston and Milwaukee.
Synonyms rampage, go on the rampage, run riot, take to the streets, fight in the streets, start a fight, raise an uproar, cause an affray, go wild, run wild, run amok, go berserk, fight, brawl, scuffle - 1.1 Behave in an unrestrained way.
another set of emotions rioted through him Example sentencesExamples - He felt her nod beneath his cheek and he fought the rioting emotions inside him.
- ‘I'll play you for it,’ Danny told him, allowing her anger and rioting emotions to get the better of her.
- There was a pause, while Kara struggled to deal with her rioting emotions.
- 1.2archaic Act in a dissipated way.
an unrepentant prodigal son, rioting off to far countries
Phrases 1Behave in a violent and unrestrained way. Example sentencesExamples - The heavily pregnant ewes were scattered in all directions, as the ferocious dogs ran riot in the field.
- Children are running riot in pubs because publicans cannot ask them to leave.
- Hence why a good teacher wont spend all their time allowing children to run riot in the classroom but wont spend all their time shouting at them either.
- Ten dead, over a dozen pupils injured, and another school traumatized by a student running riot with guns in the classroom.
- The fight to bring the law up-to-date and stop cyber criminals running riot is severely hampered by the lack of understanding of the scope of the problem.
- Mr Debnam argued that ‘armed robbers are running riot across the inner west’ and that police did not have the numbers to deal with it.
- I suppose she cooked you breakfast in bed then disappeared for the rest of the day to let you run riot.
- The tearaway runs riot, swears and abuses, causes criminal damage and ridicules the elderly.
- She cited a recent incident when, in broad daylight, a group of youths armed with sticks ran riot through a nearby street smashing the windows of cars and houses.
- I just got them to sit down and be quiet, they've been running riot all day.
Synonyms go on the rampage, rampage, riot, run amok, go berserk, get out of control, run free, go undisciplined rampage, go on the rampage, take to the streets, fight in the streets, start a fight, raise an uproar, cause an affray, go wild, run wild, run amok, go berserk, fight, brawl, scuffle - 1.1(of a mental faculty or emotion) function or be expressed without restraint.
Example sentencesExamples - Thankfully, no-one was hurt, but still, Tom's mind was running riot with panic and worry.
- There are strong indications throughout the film that the whole story is nothing more than Kevin's imagination run riot.
- Let us put our mind in neutral, and let our imaginations run riot.
- Childhood is a time when imagination runs riot.
- The middle is ultimately the climax, where the comedian comes into his own, letting imagination run riot in the filthiest, most entertaining way possible.
- When walking over these battlefields, the imagination runs riot envisaging the unremitting slaughter among the Russians and Japanese in battles which presaged the nature of the First World War.
- In the heart of the Nevada desert, it is a playground for adults where the imagination runs riot.
- In fact, less a village and more an example of what happens when a childlike imagination runs riot in the mind of an architect of means.
- Once your child starts playgroup and you go back to work, your emotions may run riot.
- Indian imagination seems to have run riot around this fascinating, multifaceted character of Krishna: his pranks, his romance and his philosophy.
- I amuse myself by allowing my imagination to run riot again…
- 1.2Proliferate or spread uncontrollably.
traditional prejudices were allowed to run riot Example sentencesExamples - The fusion of these two elements has attracted admirers who hanker after this minimalist vision, but Kelly is more at home when she is allowed to run riot with dramatic textures.
- Where space is at a premium, I'd recommend growing roses vertically, climbing or rambling varieties planted to run riot up a wall or up a free-standing trellised arch, leaving the pots and beds for other plants.
- Sex and religion run riot through the lyrical imagery - paired up like a hilariously mismatched sitcom couple once again.
- Rumours spread of his solitude, speculation running riot in the castle…
- It's probably easier in a small business not to let things run riot.
- Window boxes run riot all summer and at this time of year pavements are stained purple with mulberries from trees planted on the orders of Elizabeth I.
- Names are established, reputations ruined, narcissism runs riot and lives are changed forever.
Synonyms grow profusely, spread uncontrolled, increase rapidly, grow rapidly, luxuriate, spread like wildfire, burgeon, prosper
Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘dissolute living’): from Old French riote ‘debate’, from rioter ‘to quarrel’, of unknown ultimate origin. |