stone-throwing
stone-throwing noun: the action of throwing one or more stones, often as a form of aggression or assault, or with the intention of causing damage.
Noun
stone-throwing (uncountable)
- The action of throwing one or more stones, often as a form of aggression or assault, or with the intention of causing damage.
- Porcelain insulators, though generally successful, have proved vulnerable to malicious stone-throwing and particularly in bad weather they have been liable to fracture in flashover where there are many steam locomotive movements; [...].1961 December, “Talking of Trains: B.R. experience with 25kV a.c.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 707
stone-throwing meaning in Hindi
stone-throwing in Hindi
- stone-throwing
- पत्थरबाज़ी pattharbāzī
- stone-throwing, stoning, pelting of stones
- पथराव pathrāv
Questions about stone-throwing
- What does stone-throwing mean?
- Stone-throwing means the action of throwing one or more stones, often as a form of aggression or assault, or with the intention of causing damage.
- What is stone-throwing in Hindi?
- Stone-throwing in Hindi is पत्थरबाज़ी (pattharbāzī), पथराव (pathrāv). See Stone-throwing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is stone-throwing?
- Stone-throwing is a noun.
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