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Answer for the clue "Riotous group's activity ", 7 letters:
mobbing

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
See mob

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Mobbing in animals is an antipredator adaptation in which individuals of prey species mob a predator by cooperatively attacking or harassing it, usually to protect their offspring . A simple definition of mobbing is an assemblage of individuals around a ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mob \Mob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mobbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mobbing .] To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; as, to mob a house or a person.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context biology Italian) The aggressive behaviour of a group of animals on another individual (especially a predator) 2 group bullying vb. (present participle of mob English)

Usage examples of mobbing.

The night was dark and wet, and those citizens who felt ready for excitement were busy mobbing the Hall of Justice, a mile and a half away.

Gweran tumbled inelegantly into the straw and scrambled up in time to see the warband mobbing Tanyc.

Cullyn had no time to wonder why they were mobbing a silver dagger as if he were a noble lord.

English and the French editions of the Bee contain accounts of the fire at the Lalaurie mansion, the discovery of the seven mutilated slaves in the attic, and the subsequent mobbing and sacking of the house.