rabble-rouse
Americanverb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of rabble-rouse
First recorded in 1955–60; back formation from rabble-rouser
Example Sentences
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Soon “Wins-a-ton,” as he dubs himself, is publicizing the business on radio broadcasts where he can rabble-rouse about local controversies such as the removal of Confederate monuments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Our son would never rabble-rouse at bedtime again.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2022
If you’re concerned about the fact that the internet could be a very different place in less than two months, now is a very good time to rabble-rouse.
From Slate • Nov. 22, 2017
We are witnessing in these late years the most ghastly inhumanities; in the face of them our press is without fire and guts�it's ashamed of indignation, ashamed to rabble-rouse.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were still some mutterings at the way Khrushchev had violated diplomatic niceties and often talked beyond the Indian government to rabble-rouse the crowds against the West.
From Time Magazine Archive
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