rabble-rousing

A form of rabblerousing — Of or pertaining to a rabble-rouser

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Meanings

adjective
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of rabblerousing.

    Earlier on the Other stage on Friday afternoon, Charli XCX took a more straightforward, rabble-rousing approach, a flurry of confetti cannon, inflatables and exhortations to wild hedonism: “I hope everyone gets really fucked up this weekend!”

    2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivearousing to action or rebellion

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rabble + rousing.

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APA

rabble-rousing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabble-rousing

MLA

“rabble-rousing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabble-rousing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rabble-rousing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rabble-rousing.

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