Synonyms of stoning

stoning

verb

present participle of stone

as in sharpening

to make sharp or sharper

the diorama showed a villager stoning a scythe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharpening
• grinding
• edging
• stropping
• honing
• filing
• whetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blunting
• polishing
• dulling
• smoothing
• rounding
• buffing
• glossing
• burnishing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stoning

Public executions by stoning, burning or hanging were originally meant to show a wide audience the consequences of breaking the law for crimes ranging from adultery to robbery to murder. — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Grubauer got the better of Zegras, though, stoning him in the shootout. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

The Taliban bans filming in public areas where flogging as well as stoning takes place, but MA says that individuals who oppose the practice have been discretely filming these events, then posting the video. — Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Since no execution method has ever been declared unconstitutional, experts say the law technically allows any method imaginable, from hanging to stoning. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Human rights advocates said stonings continued and reports surfaced of stoning sentences afterward, though exact statistics weren’t publicly available. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 26 Dec. 2025

Thompson returned the favor at the other end, stoning Sennecke off a two-on-one rush, but on the same shift Sennecke wouldn’t be denied again. — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025