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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
The laws were prompted in part by the decision of Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies to boot former President Donald Trump from their platforms after the violent Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a mob of Trump partisans.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
More:Sephora kids are mobbing retinol, anti-aging products.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
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Noun
Today’s great reads The Russian mob, the Aryan Brotherhood, and a mysterious double-killing in an L.A. suburb.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
The laws were prompted in part by the decision of Twitter, Facebook and other social media companies to boot former President Donald Trump from their platforms after the violent Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol by a mob of Trump partisans.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
Verb
When asked by a reporter why the officer allowed Kaye to walk away, an NYPD spokesperson said the cop was mobbed by people at the scene.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
More:Sephora kids are mobbing retinol, anti-aging products.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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