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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Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Having been in the industry for two decades when The Sopranos first aired, Bracco was already famous for her role in another mob project, Goodfellas (1990).
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
The Colorado Rockies mobbed pinch hitter Sterlin Thompson near first base to celebrate handing the Cubs a 3-2 walk-off loss in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
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Noun
Instead, speculation centered on the possibility of a mob-style hit, fueled by Jose's connections in the entertainment industry and the execution-style nature of the killings.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Having been in the industry for two decades when The Sopranos first aired, Bracco was already famous for her role in another mob project, Goodfellas (1990).
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Verb
Perhaps in any other part of the world, the 18-year-old star may have gotten mobbed instead of just a few social media posts that spotted him.
—Amna Subhan, AJC.com, 12 June 2026
The Colorado Rockies mobbed pinch hitter Sterlin Thompson near first base to celebrate handing the Cubs a 3-2 walk-off loss in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday.
—Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026
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“Mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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