rabble

UK /ˈɹæbəl/ US /ˈɹæbəl/

noun 5verb 3

Definitions

verb

To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense

To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out

noun

A bewildered or meaningless string of words.

A pack of animals; or any confused collection of things.

A mob; a disorderly crowd.

The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace.

Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, [...]

noun

An iron bar used in puddling.

Collocations

ADJ.

giddy, striking, wrathful

VERB + RABBLE

charm

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a disorderly crowd of people

noun — disparaging terms for the common people

riffraff
ragtag

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

rabble rouser

Someone or something that tends to inspire mobs; something controversial or provocative.

They proceed steadily from studies of human character and destiny, the proper business of the novelist, to mere outpourings of social and economic panaceas, the proper business of

Example Bank

Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, [...]

Wiktionary

Fickle rabble.

Tatoeba · #2530107

We are the rabble.

Tatoeba · #6713551

As when in mighty multitudes bursts out / sedition, and the wrathful rabble rave; / rage finds them arms; stones, firebrands fly about.

Tatoeba · #6783716

They are an army of rabble.

Tatoeba · #10867032

The rabble has decapitated the king.

Tatoeba · #11922788

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, rabble is marked as obsolete, derogatory. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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