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
David French, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Some parishioners have reunited with childhood friends at the mass mob services, leading Catholic school friend groups to reunite after decades.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
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Noun
If a fail-safe method of silencing speech is summoning a mob, or even merely threatening to summon a mob, then expect to see more mobs.
—David French, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
Some parishioners have reunited with childhood friends at the mass mob services, leading Catholic school friend groups to reunite after decades.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mob
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“Mob.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mob. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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