Meaning & use
Mobbed
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Crowded around someone or something in a disorderly or overwhelming way, often out of excitement or aggression.
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Fans mobbed the singer as she left the venue.
The store was mobbed with shoppers on the first day of the sale.
A note on using this word
Mobbed can describe both an enthusiastic crowd surrounding a celebrity and an aggressive one, like birds mobbing a predator.
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Filled to overflowing with people; extremely crowded.
The beach was mobbed on the holiday weekend.
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