Rabbling
/ˈræb.lɪŋ/noun
The act of making a noisy disturbance or uproar; also, in some contexts, stirring or mixing roughly.
Did you know?In historical English, related forms of this root were used for noisy mobs and uproar, showing how language often turns social chaos into a sound.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reb-
“to make a rough sound; to mutter or murmur”
Old French
Old French
rabeler
“to chatter noisily; to make an uproar”
Middle English
English
rablen
“to make a noise; to stir up disorder”
Late Middle English
English
rabbling
“noisy disturbance; uproar”
Modern English
English
rabbling
“the act of making a disturbance or stirring roughly”