rabble C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɹæbəl/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like rebel /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Freq #17972 Meanings 1 noun 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, [...]. 2 noun a disorderly crowd of people 3 noun disparaging terms for the common people 4 verb To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the mass of common people;... canaillecommonalitycommonaltycrowddemoseveryonegeneral publicgreat unhosed 2 noun · a disorderly crowd of people rout 3 noun · disparaging terms for the... ragtagragtag and bobtailriffraff Word family Derived forms rabble-rousingrabblementrabblesomerabblyribble-rabble Etymology From Old French roable (modern French râble), from Latin rutabulum (“a poker”). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rabble **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɹæbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 17972 ## Meanings 1. The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace. 2. a disorderly crowd of people 3. disparaging terms for the common people 4. To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense ## Examples - 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, [...]. ## Derived Forms - rabble-rousing - rabblement - rabblesome - rabbly - ribble-rabble ## Etymology From Old French roable (modern French râble), from Latin rutabulum (“a poker”). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown