rabble
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++rab·ble /ˈræbəl/ noun [singular] CROWDa noisy crowd of people 乌合之众；暴民rabble of a rabble of angry youths 一群吵嚷、愤怒的年轻人► see thesaurus at group
Examples from the Corpus
rabble• We portray ourselves as a rabble, and certainly are no example to the fourth form in a school.• As he arrived he was met by a rabble of noisy, angry youths.• the Hollywood movie rabble• Come, Sylvia, we've better things to do than go chasing after that silly rabble.• Why on earth they believe we control that rabble in West Berlin is beyond me.• If any of the rabble attempts to enter the palace, shoot them.• Vulnerable to the rabble rousers, to the Communists, to the Fascists, even to the hated Zionists.Origin rabble (1300-1400) Perhaps from rabble “to talk in a quick confused way” ((14-19 centuries))rab·ble nounChineseSyllable
a crowd Corpus noisy of people
rabble
rab‧ble /ˈræbəl/
noun [singular]
rabble of
a rabble of angry youths
■ of people
▪group several people together in the same place: A group of boys stood by the school gate. | Arrange yourselves in groups of three.
▪crowd a large group of people who have come to a place to do something: There were crowds of shoppers in the streets. | The crowd all cheered.
▪mob a large, noisy, and perhaps violent crowd: An angry mob of demonstrators approached.
▪mass a large group of people all close together in one place, so that they seem like a single thing: The square in front of the station was a solid mass of people.
▪bunch informal a group of people who are all similar in some way: They’re a nice bunch of kids.
▪gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights: He was attacked by a gang of youths.
▪rabble a noisy group of people who are behaving badly: He was met by a rabble of noisy angry youths.
▪horde a very large group of people who all go somewhere: In summer hordes of tourists flock to the island. | There were hordes of people coming out of the subway.
▪crew a group of people who all work together, especially on a ship or plane: the ship’s crew | The flight crew will serve drinks shortly.
▪party a group of people who are travelling or working together: A party of tourists stood at the entrance to the temple.
rab‧ble /ˈræbəl/
noun [singular] Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Perhaps from rabble 'to talk in a quick confused way' (14-19 centuries)
a noisy crowd of peopleOrigin: Perhaps from rabble 'to talk in a quick confused way' (14-19 centuries)
rabble of
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