mobbing

mobbing is the present participle and gerund of mob.

Noun

mobbing (countable and uncountable, plural mobbings)

The aggressive behaviour of a group of animals on another individual (especially a predator).
Group bullying.
- As in the Salem Witch Hunt mobbings, the McMartin Preschool Sexual Abuse Case mobbings also provides^([sic]) an opportunity for analyzing what could have been done, but wasn't, to stop a relentless social process that hurt everyone in its wake[…]2012, Maureen P. Duffy, Len Sperry, Mobbing: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
Mob programming.

mob (third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

(transitive) To crowd around (someone), sometimes with hostility.
- The fans mobbed a well-dressed couple who resembled their idols.
(transitive) To crowd into or around a place.
- The shoppers mobbed the store on the first day of the sale.

mob (third-person singular simple present mobs, present participle mobbing, simple past and past participle mobbed)

plural	mobbings

What does mobbing mean?: Mobbing means the aggressive behaviour of a group of animals on another individual (especially a predator).
What is mobbing the present participle and gerund of?: Mobbing is the present participle and gerund of mob.
What part of speech is mobbing?: Mobbing is a noun.
What is the plural of mobbing?: The plural of mobbing is mobbings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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