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rabble

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Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɹæbəl/

Definition of rabble

8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (intransitive)To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
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verb

  1. (intransitive)To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
  2. (transitive)To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out
  3. (transitive)To stir with a rabble.

noun

  1. (obsolete)A bewildered or meaningless string of words.
  2. (obsolete)A pack of animals; or any confused collection of things.
  3. A mob; a disorderly crowd.
  4. (derogatory)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, […]”
  5. An iron bar used in puddling.

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Etymology

First attested since 1300s, from Middle English rablen (“to ramble; rave; speak in a confused manner”), cognate with Middle Dutch rabbelen (“to talk; chatter; trifle”), Low German rabbeln, robbeln (“to chatter; prattle”).

Anagrams of rabble

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