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rabble1

rab·ble1

rabble1

 
 
pronunciation:
rae bl
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob.
The cries and the shouts of the rabble could be heard from blocks away.
synonyms:
mob, rout
definition 2: persons of the lower classes; uneducated or common people (used disparagingly).
Such places of entertainment are frequented by the rabble and no decent person would set foot in them.
synonyms:
canaille, hoi polloi, mob, riffraff
similar words:
trash
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part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: rabbles, rabbling, rabbled
definition: to attack or beset in a disorderly crowd; mob.
synonyms:
mob
similar words:
attack, beset, besiege, swarm, throng