mob
noun
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
were mobbing
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past progressiveof mob.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“Hundreds of people were mobbing me,” Zachary said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2024
People in search of ’grammable content were mobbing restaurants, public lands and private neighbourhoods in greater numbers, causing their stewards to think differently about design and crowd control.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2020
Many of the attractions were familiar: at ten-thirty in the morning, kids in school uniforms of green sweatpants and sweaters were mobbing the Burger King-sponsored make-your-own-fast-food venue.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 12, 2015
One long, thundering in-and-out breath and they were mobbing Torellas with applause.
From Wide Courses by James B. (James Brendan) Connolly
“They were mobbing a stranger, and I and some others went to help him.”
From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Bertram Mitford
