as in bear
an irritable and complaining person
you're always such a crab in the morning!
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1
as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip
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2
as in to damage
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding
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Recent Examples of crab
Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Shaver crouched on her knees as the sun started to rise, carefully lifting the hatchlings out of their box and laying them on the sand facing the vast sea, guarding them from crabs and gulls, herding stray hatchlings in the right direction.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
The 21-foot white Bayliner reportedly had six occupants — three adults and three juveniles — and had been crabbing off of Bodega.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The crab and lemon bite, for example, has almost a dozen steps.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Shaver crouched on her knees as the sun started to rise, carefully lifting the hatchlings out of their box and laying them on the sand facing the vast sea, guarding them from crabs and gulls, herding stray hatchlings in the right direction.
—Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
The 2020 crabbing season was officially set to begin Dec. 23, but price negotiations between crab fleets and seafood processors delayed the start until early January 2021.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
The 21-foot white Bayliner reportedly had six occupants — three adults and three juveniles — and had been crabbing off of Bodega.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crab
Noun
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For little ones, there's a Baby Walker Balance Bike (for ages 12-24 months; $59.99) decorated with a parade of bears.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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Then, the bears' mother saw Rives and attacked him.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Nobody is complaining about the bang for the buck regarding Betts or the Dodgers.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The executive order against Jenner & Block complains that the firm re-hired a lawyer, Andrew Weissmann, who was part of Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference to benefit Trump in the 2016 presidential election.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Waging war on Denmark is wrong and will damage U.S. defense and foreign relations for decades We Americans should be ashamed of ourselves and of our government.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2025
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The storm brought 138 mph winds, according to the National Weather Service, damaging hundreds of homes and businesses.—
Devyn Byers,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And of course, 102 acres on the Pacific Ocean just screams location, location, ad infinitum.—
David Weiss,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Every frequent flier has been there: the seat that doesn’t tilt back, the screaming kids, the sprint between terminals for the connecting flight, and relief at baggage claim that your luggage actually made it.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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One person was injured and transported to Shock Trauma, fire officials said.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Waymo doesn’t know whether the person riding the scooter was injured.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cantilever umbrellas are designed to take on the elements, and this best-selling style has a convenient crank lift to adjust as needed.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
27 Mar. 2025
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This bike has an alloy crank for steady gearing and twist shifters with a rear derailleur.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Now, De Niro plays him by imitating Pesci’s nasal, wiseguy whine and adopting the cagey posture of a lifelong predator.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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Canines may growl, whine, snap, or attack another pet or person that is getting in the way between the two of you.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Rodgers was cut by the New York Jets earlier this year following two seasons marred by an achilles injury and 6-12 overall record as the team’s starting quarterback.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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For Harris and his teammates, March Madness presents an opportunity for redemption after a season marred by a dozen losses.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crab. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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