Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

throw stones

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables: throw -s-tones
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To insult or criticize someone or something.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

throws stones (present, singular) throwing stones (participle, present) threw stones (past) thrown stones (participle, past)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Questions

What does throw stones mean?: To insult or criticize someone or something.

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