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.
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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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Irwin becomes entangled with the Russian mob after embarking on a get-rich-quick scheme to clean up the Gowanus Canal, and his former cop brother, Gary, is the only one who can get him out of trouble.
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Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Henry stood still and yelled at his 5-for and 10-for milestones before he was mobbed again by teammates.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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Noun
Authorities are also investigating the death of a Malawian man after he was allegedly killed by a mob at an informal settlement in the city of Pietermaritzburg, near Durban.
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Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
Irwin becomes entangled with the Russian mob after embarking on a get-rich-quick scheme to clean up the Gowanus Canal, and his former cop brother, Gary, is the only one who can get him out of trouble.
—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
25 June 2026
Verb
The World Cup Fan Festival in Boston may be packed with fans, but the team hotels are just as mobbed with people trying to catch a glimpse of their favorite players.
—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Henry stood still and yelled at his 5-for and 10-for milestones before he was mobbed again by teammates.
—
ABC News,
21 June 2026
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“Mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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