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
Meira Gebel, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Such areas teem with marine life, including octopuses, bacteria, mussels, deep-sea crabs and tubeworms.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
Tacos & Cantina serves tasty Mexican street food and Latin American bites from blue corn tacos to crab meat puff sandwiches, Iberian gourmet burgers, authentic beef empanadas, and tamales paired with reposado tequila, tobala mezcal, the ‘king of mezcals’ and bottomless jugs of Spanish sangria.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Tapping into his childhood nostalgia, Stone would start his last meal with a crab sandwich on a dutch crunch roll from Darby Dan's in South San Francisco.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Such areas teem with marine life, including octopuses, bacteria, mussels, deep-sea crabs and tubeworms.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Verb
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
Tacos & Cantina serves tasty Mexican street food and Latin American bites from blue corn tacos to crab meat puff sandwiches, Iberian gourmet burgers, authentic beef empanadas, and tamales paired with reposado tequila, tobala mezcal, the ‘king of mezcals’ and bottomless jugs of Spanish sangria.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crab
Noun
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Hence, a strange warning was issued during the storm: Don’t invite alligators, bears and other wildlife into your home.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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Bull or bear will be revealed and then the trend with be strong and directional.—
Clem Chambers,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump has complained about China’s rising influence over the canal.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some consumers have also complained that bulk billing arrangements can burden them with a single, subpar internet service that costs more.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The most recent rupture occurred on Sunday, damaging a fiber optic cable connecting Latvia to the Swedish island of Gotland.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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More than 4,000 firefighters responded to the blaze, attacking it from the ground and air and preventing it from damaging any homes, officials said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
27 Jan. 2025
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While being average maybe does not quite scream iconic Survivor player at full volume, perhaps that is exactly the point.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
29 Jan. 2025
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Read Next National Deputies rush to save screaming kids trapped outside burning Colorado home.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacramento Bee,
29 Jan. 2025
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Detectives arrested a suspect associated with a stabbing that killed a woman and left a man seriously injured in west Roseville on Saturday, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.—
Emma Hall,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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In 2009, the Saints offered their players cash incentives to injure certain players.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The lack of the previous GT350’s flat-plane crank may leave some fans disappointed, but an additional 284 horsepower should more than make up for the difference.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The gains came even though most U.S. stocks fell under the weight of another crank higher for Treasury yields in the bond market.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Walter Lippmann in Public Opinion whines about this.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
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Carol D’Ambrosio Orlando The majority voted for these policies Right on schedule, the Far Left is whining because President Trump is fulfilling his campaign promise that 76.9 million Americans voted for.—
Letters to the editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
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Harding’s career was notably marred by her connection to the 1994 attack on her rival, Nancy Kerrigan, which was plotted by Harding’s ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly.—
Paulina Dedaj,
Fox News,
30 Jan. 2025
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His legacy is marred by corruption, from lawsuits alleging racial discrimination to allegations of misusing public funds.—
Esteban Rodriguez,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crab. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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