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rabble
rab·ble 1 R0002700 (răb′əl)n.1. A tumultuous crowd; a mob.2. The lowest or unrefined class of people. Often used with the.3. A group of persons regarded with contempt: "After subsisting on the invisible margins of the art scene ... he was 'discovered' in the mid-80's, along with a crowd of like-minded rabble from the East Village" (Richard B. Woodward). [Middle English.]
rab·ble 2 R0002700 (răb′əl)n.1. An iron bar used to stir and skim molten iron in puddling.2. Any of various similar tools or mechanically operated devices used in roasting or refining furnaces.tr.v. rab·bled, rab·bling, rab·bles To stir or skim (molten iron) with an iron bar. [French râble, fire shovel, from Old French roable, from Medieval Latin rotābulum, from Latin rutābulum, from rutus, past participle of ruere, to rake up, tumble down.] rab′bler n.rabble (ˈræbəl) n1. a disorderly crowd; mob2. the rabble derogatory the common people[C14 (in the sense: a pack of animals): of uncertain origin; perhaps related to Middle Dutch rabbelen to chatter, rattle]
rabble (ˈræbəl) n (Metallurgy) Also called: rabbler an iron tool or mechanical device for stirring, mixing, or skimming a molten charge in a roasting furnacevb (Metallurgy) (tr) to stir, mix, or skim (the molten charge) in a roasting furnace[C17: from French râble, from Latin rutābulum rake for a furnace, from ruere to rake, dig up]rab•ble1 (ˈræb əl) n., v. -bled, -bling. n. 1. a disorderly crowd; mob. 2. the rabble, the lower classes; the common people. v.t. 3. to beset as a rabble does; mob. [1350–1400; Middle English rabel (n.)] rab•ble2 (ˈræb əl) n., v. -bled, -bling. Metall. n. 1. a tool or mechanically operated device used for stirring or mixing a charge in a roasting furnace. v.t. 2. to stir (a charge) in a roasting furnace. [1655–65; < French râble fire-shovel, tool, Middle French raable < Latin rutābulum implement for shifting hot coals] rab′bler, n. Rabble a pack, string, or swarm of animals or insects; a crowd or array of disorderly people, 1513; the low or disorderly part of the populace; a disorderly collection; a confused medley.Examples: rabble of appetites, passions and opinions, 1768; of bees; of books, 1803; of butterflies; of ceremonies, 1562; of licentious deities, 1741; of discourse, 1656; of dishes; of flies, 1847; of friars, 1560; of gnats; of insects; of monks, 1560; of murderers, 1792; of opinions, 1768; of passions, 1861; of people, 1635; of mean and light persons, 1568; of pictures, 1581; of scholastic precepts, 1589; of priests, 1529; of readers, 1691; of reasons, 1641; of remedies, 1633; of schoolmen, 1671; of strangers, 1840; of uncommanded traditions, 1545; of womenhood, 1847; of words, 1388.rabble Past participle: rabbled Gerund: rabbling
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I rabble | you rabble | he/she/it rabbles | we rabble | you rabble | they rabble |
Preterite |
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I rabbled | you rabbled | he/she/it rabbled | we rabbled | you rabbled | they rabbled |
Present Continuous |
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I am rabbling | you are rabbling | he/she/it is rabbling | we are rabbling | you are rabbling | they are rabbling |
Present Perfect |
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I have rabbled | you have rabbled | he/she/it has rabbled | we have rabbled | you have rabbled | they have rabbled |
Past Continuous |
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I was rabbling | you were rabbling | he/she/it was rabbling | we were rabbling | you were rabbling | they were rabbling |
Past Perfect |
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I had rabbled | you had rabbled | he/she/it had rabbled | we had rabbled | you had rabbled | they had rabbled |
Future |
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I will rabble | you will rabble | he/she/it will rabble | we will rabble | you will rabble | they will rabble |
Future Perfect |
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I will have rabbled | you will have rabbled | he/she/it will have rabbled | we will have rabbled | you will have rabbled | they will have rabbled |
Future Continuous |
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I will be rabbling | you will be rabbling | he/she/it will be rabbling | we will be rabbling | you will be rabbling | they will be rabbling |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been rabbling | you have been rabbling | he/she/it has been rabbling | we have been rabbling | you have been rabbling | they have been rabbling |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been rabbling | you will have been rabbling | he/she/it will have been rabbling | we will have been rabbling | you will have been rabbling | they will have been rabbling |
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I had been rabbling | you had been rabbling | he/she/it had been rabbling | we had been rabbling | you had been rabbling | they had been rabbling |
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I would rabble | you would rabble | he/she/it would rabble | we would rabble | you would rabble | they would rabble |
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I would have rabbled | you would have rabbled | he/she/it would have rabbled | we would have rabbled | you would have rabbled | they would have rabbled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | rabble - a disorderly crowd of people mob, routcrowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"lynch mob - a mob that kills a person for some presumed offense without legal authority | | 2. | rabble - disparaging terms for the common peopleragtag, ragtag and bobtail, riffraffcommon people, folk, folks - people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"scum, trash - worthless people |
rabblenoun1. mob, crowd, herd, swarm, horde, throng, canaille a rabble of gossip columnists2. (Derogatory) commoners, proletariat, common people, riffraff, crowd, masses, trash (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), scum, lower classes, populace, peasantry, dregs, hoi polloi, the great unwashed (derogatory), canaille, lumpenproletariat, commonalty They are forced to socialise with the rabble. commoners elite, upper classes, aristocracy, nobility, bourgeoisie, gentry, high societyrabblenounA group of persons regarded as the lowest class:dreg (often used in plural), lumpenproletariat, ragtag and bobtail, riffraff, trash.Slang: scum.Idioms: scum of the earth, tag and rag, the great unwashed.Translationsrabble (ˈrӕbl) noun a noisy, disorderly crowd. 烏合之眾,暴民 乌合之众,暴民 IdiomsSeerabble rouserrabble
rabble an iron tool or mechanical device for stirring, mixing, or skimming a molten charge in a roasting furnace rabble[′rab·əl] (metallurgy) An iron bar for skimming the bath in a smelting or refining furnace or for stirring the ore in a roasting furnace either manually or mechanically. rabble
Synonyms for rabblenoun mobSynonyms- mob
- crowd
- herd
- swarm
- horde
- throng
- canaille
noun commonersSynonyms- commoners
- proletariat
- common people
- riffraff
- crowd
- masses
- trash
- scum
- lower classes
- populace
- peasantry
- dregs
- hoi polloi
- the great unwashed
- canaille
- lumpenproletariat
- commonalty
Antonyms- elite
- upper classes
- aristocracy
- nobility
- bourgeoisie
- gentry
- high society
Synonyms for rabblenoun a group of persons regarded as the lowest classSynonyms- dreg
- lumpenproletariat
- ragtag and bobtail
- riffraff
- trash
- scum
Synonyms for rabblenoun a disorderly crowd of peopleSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun disparaging terms for the common peopleSynonyms- ragtag
- ragtag and bobtail
- riffraff
Related Words- common people
- folk
- folks
- scum
- trash
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