rabble
verbnounnounverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈɹæbəl//
To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
verb
- 1
To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
- 2
To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out
Etymology
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”).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA bewildered or meaningless string of words.
- 2
obsoleteA pack of animals; or any confused collection of things.
- 3
A mob; a disorderly crowd.
- 4
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, […]
Etymology
From Middle English rabel, probably from the verb (see above).
noun
- 1
An iron bar used in puddling.
Etymology
From Old French roable (modern French râble), from Latin rutabulum (“a poker”).
verb
- 1
To stir with a rabble.
Forms
- plural
- rabbles
- past tense
- rabbled
- past participle
- rabbled
- present participle
- rabbling
- third person singular
- rabbles
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