1
: a large and disorderly crowd of people
especially
: one bent on riotous or destructive action
2
informal
: a large number of people
a mob of shoppers clogged the aisles
a team greeted by mobs of fans
3
: a criminal set : gang
4
old-fashioned
: the common people : masses
5
chiefly Australia
: a flock, drove, or herd of animals
mobbed; mobbing
1
: to crowd about and attack or annoy
mobbed by autograph hunters
a crow mobbed by songbirds
2
: to crowd into or around
customers mob the stores on sale days
Synonyms
Examples of mob in a Sentence
Noun
The angry mob smashed store windows and attacked people on the streets.
The police had to be called in to handle the growing mob.
He was jailed for his dealings with the Mob.
Verb
The actor's fans mobbed him wherever he went.
Shoppers mobbed the stores during the holidays.
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The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Before the primary election, Kim was mostly known for being photographed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, with a trash bag in hand, cleaning up after the pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Scott Thompson, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
Chastain ripped off her jersey and fell to her knees as she was mobbed by teammates in what has since become recognized as a watershed moment in U.S. soccer history.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
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Noun
On this day in 1898: A mob of white supremacists overthrew the biracial city government of Wilmington, North Carolina.
—The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Before the primary election, Kim was mostly known for being photographed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, with a trash bag in hand, cleaning up after the pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
Brown was mobbed by his teammates, while the Commanders sideline sprinted onto the field in amazement and shock, including head coach Dan Quinn.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2024
Chastain ripped off her jersey and fell to her knees as she was mobbed by teammates in what has since become recognized as a watershed moment in U.S. soccer history.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
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“Mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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