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Definitions

Noun

1. 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, […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of rabble form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

mobmobriffraffriffraffand bobtailarmy

Example

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"Nane were keener against it than the Glasgow folk, wi' their rabblings and their risings, and their mobs, […]"

Etymology

From rabble + -ing.

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