different between pabble vs rabble

English

Verb

pabble (third-person singular simple present pabbles, present participle pabbling, simple past and past participle pabbled)

1. (rare, obsolete) To make the sound like liquid or porridge makes when bubbling under heat, on a stove.

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æb?l/
• Rhymes: -æb?l

Etymology 1

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”).

Alternative forms

• ravel

Verb

rabble (third-person singular simple present rabbles, present participle rabbling, simple past and past participle rabbled)

1. (intransitive) To speak in a confused manner; talk incoherently; utter nonsense
2. (transitive) To speak confusedly or incoherently; gabble or chatter out

Etymology 2

From Middle English rabel, probably from the verb (see above).

Noun

rabble (plural rabbles)

1. (obsolete) A bewildered or meaningless string of words.
2. (obsolete) A pack of animals; or any confused collection of things.
3. A mob; a disorderly crowd. [from late 14^th c.]
4. (derogatory) The mass of common people; the lowest class of populace. [from 1550s]

   Synonyms: plebs, riffraff; see also Thesaurus:commonalty

Derived terms

• rabble rouser
• rabblesome

Translations

Etymology 3

Old French roable (modern French râble), from Latin rutabulum (“a poker”).

Noun

rabble (plural rabbles)

1. An iron bar used in puddling.

Verb

rabble (third-person singular simple present rabbles, present participle rabbling, simple past and past participle rabbled)

1. (transitive) To stir with a rabble.

Derived terms

• rabbler

Further reading

• rabble in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• rabble in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• rabble at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• barbel, barble