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rabbling

rabbling noun: an uprising; a riot by a mob. Also the present participle and gerund of rabble.

Noun

rabbling (plural rabblings)

  1. An uprising; a riot by a mob.
    • Nane were keener against it than the Glasgow folk, wi' their rabblings and their risings, and their mobs, […]1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], chapter [XIV], in Rob Roy. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London: Longman, Hurst...

Also used as

rabbling is also the present participle and gerund of rabble.

Forms of rabbling

pluralrabblings

Origin of rabbling

From rabble + -ing.

Questions about rabbling

What does rabbling mean?
Rabbling means an uprising; a riot by a mob.
What part of speech is rabbling?
Rabbling is a noun.
What is the plural of rabbling?
The plural of rabbling is rabblings.

Words near rabbling in the dictionary

  1. rabbler
  2. rabblerousing
  3. rabblers
  4. rabbles
  5. rabblesome
  6. rabbling
  7. rabblings
  8. rabbly
  9. rabboni
  10. rabbonim
  11. rabbonin

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