Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mobbing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables: mob-bing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of mob

noun

The aggressive behaviour of a group of animals on another individual (especially a predator).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Group bullying.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Mob programming.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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Usage

Inflected Forms

mobbings (plural)

Questions

What does mobbing mean?: present participle and gerund of mob

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