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thrown stones

thrown stones is the past participle 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 thrown stones

What is thrown stones the past participle of?
Thrown stones is the past participle of throw stones.

Words near thrown stones in the dictionary

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

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