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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Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Angry mobs burned down the offices of the prime minister and president, police stations and the homes of top politicians who were forced to flee on army helicopters.
—Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
He was mobbed by teammates right after the final buzzer sounded at SAP Center.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
In 1945, an angry mob confronted Aba Mizreh and four of his sons outside their former home in Paris.
—Shannon Fogg, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Angry mobs burned down the offices of the prime minister and president, police stations and the homes of top politicians who were forced to flee on army helicopters.
—Binaj Gurubacharya, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
He was mobbed by teammates right after the final buzzer sounded at SAP Center.
—Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
He was mobbed by teammates right after the final buzzer sounded at SAP Center.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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