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noun

Definition of crabnext
as in bear
an irritable and complaining person you're always such a crab in the morning!

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crab

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verb

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
Noun
The meal arrived and the Benedict was piled high with an impressive assortment of sea creatures: small scallops, lump crab, shrimp and chunks of halibut. — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 Sometimes Carrington would have players over to their old house on Oakford Avenue in the Arlington neighborhood to shoot on the backyard court or to devour a bushel of crabs. — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 24 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 See All Example Sentences for crab
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crab
  1. bear
  2. complain
  3. damage
  4. scream
  5. injure
  6. crank
  7. whine
  8. mar
Noun
  • Exhibition should continue to push and prod the bear.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
  • During the Monitor’s second visit in December, most of the sanctuary’s bears were missing from the scene.
    — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of bear
Verb
  • Pundits complained last year’s Cannes was a light affair, but that had to do with the bottleneck created by the strikes, for one.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2025
  • While speaking at a dinner hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee on Tuesday, Trump complained over how the U.S. doesn’t manufacturer its own pharmaceuticals stating that tariffs on these products would be forthcoming.
    — Joseph Choi, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of complain
Verb
  • Their son and daughter-in-law, Cameron Bott, 35, and his wife, Diana, 36, whose nearby home was damaged in the tornado, initiated a discussion about starting a GoFundMe to offset potential insurance shortfalls in rebuilding the gas station.
    — Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2025
  • There was a fire in 2023 that damaged part of the nightclub, authorities said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of damage
Verb
  • Polley’s Polley ends up (understandably) screaming in frustration when Matt pratfalls his way into the shot, a tantrum the indie director could hardly relate to as someone known for facilitating calm, peaceful productions on intimate character studies.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Footage shared on social media has shown moviegoers screaming, tossing buckets of popcorn in the air and enthusiastically applauding.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of scream
Verb
  • At least 31 people were killed, 27 others were injured and some 70 homes were burned before security forces arrived and repelled the gangs, killing at least 23 gunmen, the mission said.
    — DÁNICA COTO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Two officers were also taken to the hospital but were not injured, sources said.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of injure
Noun
  • For example, over half of all bicycle crank sets, derailleurs and brake parts came from Taiwan.
    — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Using those rules, the AI cranks through sentences and takes them apart, piece by piece.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of crank
Verb
  • Callie hasn’t done much but whine about her suspension and yearn for a more meaningful connection with her mom this season, so a surprise killer role might shake things up for her storyline.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Sun Sentinel Dave Hyde: No need to overanalyze or whine — Heat suffering from Butler’s sabotage The Heat have lost eight straight games in a season gone south since Jimmy Butler quit on them and was traded.
    — South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of whine
Verb
  • The dashboard was part of an extended pressure campaign from Buttigieg, who, during his tenure in the Biden administration, publicly challenged the major carriers to improve service and transparency—particularly after a summer marred by cancellations and flight delays.
    — Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Indeed, Delaney’s personal life has been marred by what appears to be a pretty entrenched drinking problem, which has affected her career and led to very un-Diane Russell-like brushes with the law, the Daily Mail and other outlets have reported.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of mar

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