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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

throw stones en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (followed by at, 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 who want to do bad things with the symbiote too. 2018 November 26, Alex Abad-Santos, “China has helped Venom become an $822 million box office success”, in Vox:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
thrown stones Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
throws stones Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
threw stones Tense=Past lexicographic
throwing stones Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

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throw stones in a glass house · cast the first stone · people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones