Their riotous blooming. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
'Alas!' said I, 'I spent the thirty dollars in riotous living.'. From Wordnik.com. [Local Colour] Reference
The sunflowers grow in riotous fertility, and have a habit of massing themselves in brilliant patches. From Wordnik.com. [Janey Canuck in the West] Reference
"Then you see that 'tis all owing to me that —" She broke off to shake O'Hara, and the meeting ended in riotous hilarity. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIII Century] Reference
It was the first money my pen had ever earned; I did not squander it in riotous living, neither did I invest it in necessary boots and gloves. From Wordnik.com. [The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career] Reference
With bold and cautious footsteps, Dames explored the palace of the governor, who celebrated, in riotous merriment, the festival of his deliverance. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
The very thing that attracted me to this stuff in the first place has been rejected, that is, the riotous colour of those early 1960s Marvels. From Wordnik.com. [The ADD Blog at Comic Book Galaxy] Reference
The National Party in Gauteng on Monday condemned the "riotous" behaviour of students that led to the suspension of lessons at. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Almost £350,000 will be spent by the Scottish Government on a "riotous" Hogmanay music and dance event in Edinburgh. From Wordnik.com. Reference
They were desperate people and I'm not sure that the rest of us might not exhibit that kind of riotous behavior if we were starving. From Wordnik.com. [wacotrib - Latest News Headlines] Reference
The riotous 1968 Democratic convention was the journalists 'delight. From Wordnik.com. [Conventional Journalism] Reference
Her eyes looked at him with a riotous love that set his heart racing. From Wordnik.com. [Argoyle] Reference
The riotous festival Ganesh Chaturthi ended in the early morning today. From Wordnik.com. [Ganesh celebrations in India (Photos)] Reference
It was about ten in the evening when, after a riotous day, we repaired to. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The magistrates connived at these irregular and riotous proceedings of the people. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
But today, she doesn't have a burning love for clashing patterns and riotous colors. From Wordnik.com. [Ugly Takes A Last Walk] Reference
Our stomachs and tempers growled an hour earlier, a chorus of riotous constitutions. From Wordnik.com. [The Storyteller] Reference
Their second terms tend to be awful, full of near-riotous controversy and dissension. From Wordnik.com. [Living Politics: For Bush, Saddam Is Icing On The Cake] Reference
Years of suffering ignorance for the many -- years of riotous profligacy for the few!. From Wordnik.com. [The Spirit of Lafayette] Reference
Every what-not would be a riotous profusion of et-ceteras from week's-end to week's-end. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914] Reference
Till one o'clock in the morning it is alight and riotous with the stir and swing of life. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Strange cat of the woods, Francette could be as riotous in her tenderness as in her enmity. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
Western-occupied Afghanistan and "the war is over" Iraq are also doing riotous business with Iran. From Wordnik.com. [Pepe Escobar: Barack and Mahmoud Back in the Groove] Reference
Take no pleasure in riotous assemblies, be they ever so small: for their concertation is continual. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 26: Ecclesiasticus The Challoner Revision] Reference
"You've been spending your substance in riotous purple and fine linen," pursued Audrey relentlessly. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
Wine is a luxurious thing, and drunkenness riotous: whosoever is delighted therewith, shall not be wise. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 22: Proverbs The Challoner Revision] Reference
It so happened that at the most riotous moment of the picnic an old gentleman passed near the lively crowd. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The Farrellys 'riotous new love story, "" There's Something About Mary,' 'has been slaying preview audiences. From Wordnik.com. [Sibling Ribaldry] Reference
They watched the Trumbull eleven as it took the field amid a riotous welcoming from the umbrella packed stands. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
It secured the nomination of Vice President Hubert Humphrey rather than Gene McCarthy at the riotous 1968 convention in Chicago. From Wordnik.com. [Dean And Big Differences] Reference
Julie Mehretu's riotous paintings of layered geometries and explosive gesture are on view in the Guggenheim through October 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Perry Garvin: Fake Interview: Julie Mehretu on "Grey Area" at the Guggenheim] Reference
It was after one of these New Year's parties, which was particularly riotous, that he disappeared as mysteriously as he had come. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl Scouts' Good Turn] Reference
I turned south to face Port-au-Prince, a city ridden with overpopulated slums, riotous political protests and corrupt politicians. From Wordnik.com. [First Person Global] Reference
The riotous and turbulent party, encouraged by the minority in England, set the feeble power of government in America at defiance. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 2] Reference
In Los Angeles, local warlords pretend a riotous crime spree targeting Asian shopkeepers is an "insurrection" to protest "injustice.". From Wordnik.com. [Entering The Capital Of Hell] Reference
The riotous spirit of music sings in every line, beauty is seen in every stanza, is lavished upon every phrase, upon every melodious verse. From Wordnik.com. [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 10 The Guide] Reference
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