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looting

/lˈutɪŋ/noun2 syllables

Looting means: plundering during riots or in wartime.

Synonyms for looting2

noun, as in plundering during riots or in wartime

robbery

also used for looting

plundering

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What does looting mean?1

noun

1

plundering during riots or in wartime

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with looting?6

two syllables

three syllables

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Looting in a sentence

  • Looting, raping, and plundering are common during wartime.mailohilohi
  • As a result of the riots, the incidence of looting in wealthy neighborhoods increased.AlanF_US
  • Following the riots, incidents of looting in affluent neighborhoods multiplied.AlanF_US
  • After the looting, the government ordered a curfew.rafaeldejesus8199
  • We haven't seen a lot of looting.CM
  • The Bouteflika government was looting Algeria's state assets.Amastan
  • The cops were there to stop looting.Amastan
  • Rioting and looting continued throughout the night.ddnktr

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Forms of looting

as a noun

plural
lootings