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stonings

stonings is the plural of stoning.

Meaning of stoning

Noun

stoning (countable and uncountable, plural stonings)

  1. lapidation: punishment by throwing stones, usually resulting in death
    • The stonings came as something of a surprise, in that Iranian officials had said they had suspended that method of execution.2009 January 14, Nazila Fathi, “Iran Says U.S. Helped Finance Overthrow Plot”, in New York Times

Questions about stonings

What is stonings the plural of?
Stonings is the plural of stoning.

Words near stonings in the dictionary

  1. stonifying
  2. stonily
  3. stoniness
  4. stoninesses
  5. stoning
  6. stonings
  7. Stonington
  8. stonish
  9. stonished
  10. stonishes
  11. stonishing

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