Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
rabble-rousing is an adjective meaning "arousing to action or rebellion". It carries one recorded sense.
arousing to action or rebellion
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for rabble-rousing come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.