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
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
“You’ve got a scholarship,” Foster said to cheers from the other players who leaped from their seats, mobbing Prongos in a celebration reminiscent of when Foster was introduced in the same auditorium seven months earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
The media's pursuit of Amy Winehouse is one of the main themes of the film, with paparazzi shown camping outside her home and mobbing her in the street.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
But then the team was mobbing him, and I jogged off the track.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
