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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JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
The novel brings readers to 1870 Los Angeles and follows the stories of three Chinese women who survived the Chinese Massacre of 1871, which resulted in the lynching of 18 Chinese people at the hands of a mob.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In 1795, hungry Londoners mobbed King George III’s coach demanding bread.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The first of these two scenes—in Act 3, scene 3—features mob violence.
—JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
The novel brings readers to 1870 Los Angeles and follows the stories of three Chinese women who survived the Chinese Massacre of 1871, which resulted in the lynching of 18 Chinese people at the hands of a mob.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
After the fireworks exploded, after Orion Kerkering bent to his knees in despair, after the Los Angeles Dodgers mobbed the field and claimed the National League Division Series with a 2-1 walk-off win in Game 4, the Phillies processed it all in the Dodger Stadium visitors clubhouse.
—Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
In 1795, hungry Londoners mobbed King George III’s coach demanding bread.
—Roy Scranton, JSTOR Daily, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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