rabble

  • 21rabble — I rab•ble [[t]ˈræb əl[/t]] n. v. bled, bling 1) a disorderly crowd; mob 2) the rabble, the lower classes; the common people 3) to beset as a rabble does; mob • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME rabel (n.) II rab•ble [[t]ˈræb əl[/t]] n. v. bled, bling.… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22rabble — I. /ˈræbəl / (say rabuhl) noun 1. a disorderly crowd; a mob. 2. the rabble, the common people; hoi polloi. {Middle English rabel; ? related to British dialect rabble (verb) speak in a rapid confused manner} II. /ˈræbəl / (say rabuhl) noun 1. a… …

  • 23rabble — rab|ble [ ræbl ] noun singular 1. ) a noisy or violent crowd of people 2. ) the rabble OFTEN HUMOROUS an insulting word for people who you think are from a lower social class than you are. This word shows that you dislike these people …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 24rabble — n. 1. Mob, rout, rabble rout, tumultuous crowd of vulgar people; confused, disorderly crowd. 2. Populace, commonalty, herd, dregs of the people, the common people, scum of society, lowest class of people, lower classes, the masses, riff raff,… …

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  • 25rabble — n 1. crowd, mob, throng; horde; Inf. mob scene, rout, surge. 2. the rabble the common people, commonalty, the masses, the hoi polloi, proletariat, rank and file, commoners, the lower classes, peasantry; trash, riffraff, canaille, doggery, Inf.… …

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  • 26rabble — UK [ˈræb(ə)l] / US noun [singular] 1) a noisy or violent crowd of people 2) the rabble showing disapproval an insulting word for people who you think are from a lower social class than you are …

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  • 27Rabble (disambiguation) — Rabble may refer to: * rabble.ca, a Canadian website * Rabble, an arrow in the arcade game Libble Rabble * Rabble, the common people, also known as Hoi polloi * Pop culture slang for uncivilized discourse, typically by an ignorant and enraged… …

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  • 28rabble-rousing — rabble .rousing n [U] when someone deliberately makes a crowd of people angry and violent, especially in order to achieve political aims ▪ He accused union leaders of rabble rousing. >rabble rousing adj ▪ a rabble rousing speech >rabble… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29Rabble Starkey — (1987) is a novel by Lois Lowry. It won the 1987 Josette Frank Award.In the novel, 12 year old Rabble Starkey s mother is hired by Mrs. Bigelow to look after her children while she s in the hospital. Living in a huge house, Starkey feels she s… …

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  • 30rabble rout — noun (obsolete) The mob, rabble • • • Main Entry: ↑rabble …

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