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threw stones

threw stones is the simple past of throw stones.

Meaning of throw stones

Verb

throw stones (third-person singular simple present throws stones, present participle throwing stones, simple past threw stones, past participle thrown stones)

  1. (idiomatic, often) To insult or criticize someone or something.
    • Chinese memes about Venom, combined with the silliness of Sony’s charm offensive and Venom’s depicted earnestness, seem to have generated huge interest in the movie from Chinese audiences. And before we throw stones at Chinese teratophilia, you have to remember that there are plenty of Americans...2018 November 26, Alex Abad-Santos, “China has helped Venom become an $822 million box office success”, in Vox

Questions about threw stones

What is threw stones the simple past of?
Threw stones is the simple past of throw stones.

Words near threw stones in the dictionary

  1. threw someone a curveball
  2. threw something in someone's face
  3. threw something in someone's teeth
  4. threw spaghetti against the wall
  5. threw spaghetti at the wall
  6. threw stones
  7. threw stones in a glass house
  8. threw tantrums
  9. threw the baby out with the bathwater
  10. threw the book at
  11. threw the bull

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