mob
noun
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
mobbing
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present participleof mob.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But as any financial news reader knows, investors have been mobbing the exits of nontraded private credit funds in the past month.
From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026
“Hundreds of people were mobbing me,” Zachary said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024
When the last out was recorded, a club so hungry to add to its 2020 title came pouring out of the dugout, mobbing Buehler on the mound.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
They were treated like superstars, with crowds waiting for autographs, camping outside their hotel and mobbing their team coach.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2024
But then the team was mobbing him, and I jogged off the track.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
