rock throwing
Flinging gathered cobbles
Rock throwing is the act of hurling stones, whether in play, protest, or aggression.
Children throw rocks at cans; rioters throw rocks at police.
The phrase often appears in contexts of civil unrest or low-tech violence: The demonstration turned violent, with rock throwing and tear gas.
As a compound modifier: rock-throwing protesters.
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- hurlThrow with great force
- pebbleWater-smoothed small rock
- catapultSiege engine for launching
- slingshotForked projectile launcher
projectile · aim · target · smash · shatter · broken window · ricochet · skipping · violence · protest · window · intifada · civil unrest · riot control · stoning · launch · arc · trajectory
- riotsuprising, unrest, mob, mobs, looting
- recess gamestag, hopscotch, jump rope, hide and seek, duck duck goose
- risky activitiesRussian roulette, chicken, cliff diving, bull riding, bungee jumping
- civil unrestriot, riots, rioting, mob, uprising
- violent crimehomicide, stabbing, shooting, robbery, mugging
- mob violenceriot, lynching, lynch mob, mob justice, vigilantism
rock throwingarchery
Shooting with bows
rifle shooting · sniper fire · laser targeting · drone strike · precision bombing
rock throwingflower giving
Presenting cut blooms
hand holding · embracing · gift giving · handshake · peace offering
rock throwingpeaceful protest
Nonviolent collective expression of dissent
nonviolent resistance · sit-in · silent vigil · hunger strike · candlelight vigil
rock, throwing, rocks, rocked, rocking, rocker, rocky, rockier, rockiest