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stoning en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) 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:
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stoning en · VERB
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of stone