rabble

Meaning

Verb

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

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.

Noun

An iron bar used in puddling.

Synonyms

mob

crowd

riffraff

hoi polloi

riff-raff

swarm

flock

ragtag and bobtail

herd

throng

vulgar

ragtag

rout

masses

commonalty

common people

scoundrel

canaille

horde

huddle

intermix

knead

lipid

meanness

mix

noise

people

🧑‍🤝‍🧑

pleb

poker

populace

raff

rake

ring

💍

scamp

scum

set

shower

🚿

small fry

stir

unwashed

weeds

whip

croud

dregs of society

scum of society

great unwashed

raker stirrer

straw rake

plough harrow

adipic

Translations

racaille

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όχλος

foule

gespuis

Gesindel

Pöbel

canalla

canaille

geboefte

cohue

plebaglia

συρφετός

gentaglia

multidão

gentuza

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹæbəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rablen

Cognate with Middle Dutch: rabbelen

Cognate with Low German: rabbeln

In summary

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”).