rabble-rouse
1rabble-rouse — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: back formation from rabble rouser : to stir up public sentiment by emotionalism : agitate ashamed of indignation, ashamed to rabble rouse T.J.Haas * * * /rab euhl rowz /, v.i., rabble roused, rabble… …
2rabble-rouse — /rab euhl rowz /, v.i., rabble roused, rabble rousing. to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate. [1955 60; back formation from RABBLE ROUSER] * * * …
3demagogue — Synonyms and related words: agent provocateur, agitator, agitprop, catalyst, debate, debater, declaim, declaimer, elocute, exciter, firebrand, fomenter, harangue, haranguer, hold forth, hothead, incendiary, inciter, inflamer, instigator, jawsmith …
4instigate — [v] influence, provoke abet, actuate, add fuel, bring about, egg on*, encourage, fire up*, foment, goad, hint, impel, incite, inflame, initiate, insinuate, kindle, make waves*, move, needle*, persuade, plan, plot, prompt, put up to, rabble rouse* …
5debate — Synonyms and related words: Kilkenny cats, address, after dinner speech, agitate, air, airing, allocution, altercation, analysis, analyze, application, argue, argument, argumentation, back down, balance, be abstracted, bickering, brood, buzz… …
6declaim — Synonyms and related words: blare, blare forth, blaze, blaze abroad, blazon, blazon about, celebrate, chatter, converse, cry, cry out, debate, demagogue, elocute, gab, grimace, ham, ham it up, harangue, herald, herald abroad, hold forth, mouth,… …
7harangue — Synonyms and related words: address, after dinner speech, allocution, assignment, chalk talk, debate, declaim, declamation, demagogue, diatribe, discourse, disquisition, elocute, eulogy, exercise, exhortation, explain, exposit, exposition,… …
8hold forth — Synonyms and related words: debate, declaim, demagogue, discourse, elocute, explain, exposit, expound, extend, harangue, hold out, lecture, monologize, monopolize the conversation, moralize, mouth, offer, orate, out herod Herod, perorate, point a …
9mouth — Synonyms and related words: Brillat Savarin, Lucullus, access, announce, aperture, arm, armlet, articulate, audacity, back talk, backchat, bay, bayou, bazoo, be hypocritical, belt, betray, bight, bite, blandish, blow, blubber, blue, board and… …
10orate — Synonyms and related words: blah blah, bombast, debate, declaim, demagogue, elocute, harangue, hold forth, mouth, out herod Herod, perorate, rabble rouse, rant, rave, read, recite, rodomontade, sermonize, soapbox, speechify, spiel, spout, tub… …
