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
Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
There are also enhancements like lobster tail, shrimp and roasted bone marrow, and Oscar-style, with crab, asparagus and Bearnaise sauce.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Old Bay Seasoning is a famous spice blend that was created in Baltimore, Maryland, to season seafood — especially crab.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
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Noun
California has 42 official state symbols after Governor Newsom signed three bills to create new symbols in 2024, including the Dungeness crab as the state crustacean, the banana slug as the state slug, and the black abalone as the state seashell.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
There are also enhancements like lobster tail, shrimp and roasted bone marrow, and Oscar-style, with crab, asparagus and Bearnaise sauce.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
In rare trips to the deep sea, scientists have uncovered sea cucumbers with purple-magenta ombre coloring; yeti crabs with hairy, feather-like claws; octopuses with ears like the Disney character Dumbo; iridescent mollusks; and phantasmic jellyfish.
—Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025
Old Bay Seasoning is a famous spice blend that was created in Baltimore, Maryland, to season seafood — especially crab.
—Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crab
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The other bear species in Japan is the , which only resides on Japan's northernmost islands and is believed to be a subspecies of the Ussuri brown bear, per Bear Conservation.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The press release said it’s not known how the bear got into the zoo, which is enclosed by a fence.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In that appearance, Thilly moonwalked across the floor and performed a backspin before using his allotted five minutes to complain about rising taxes, according to CBS News New York.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Another woman, 59, complained of back pain, per the outlets.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cuomo has sought to cast Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblymember, as a naive candidate whose agenda would damage the city.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The three suspects damaged property and smashed several iPads taken from a special education classroom, according to a Facebook post by the Chandler Police Department.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The faculty experience has been that administrations often side with the complainers.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Recognize Quieter Customers Celebrate the non-complainers.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The wide-leg pants have just the right amount of stretch and come in a trendy brown shade that screams autumnal fashion.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Oct. 2025
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Sundae screamed, and the whole motel heard her.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Earlier, the agency said a man in his 70s was killed by a falling tree in the southern coastal town of Marigot, while five people were injured in the Artibonite region.—
Josh Cradduck,
NBC news,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unless another boy was injured, a boy with a father who resembled me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hand crank radio Hurricanes, like any weather pattern, are unpredictable.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025
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Far from being uninformed cranks, many of the people embracing Luddism grew up with smartphones and know all too well how enticing (and overwhelming) the technology can be.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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But no matter how much Trump and Johnson and other MAGA go-alongs whine, the right of the people to peaceably assemble is right there in the First Amendment.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Common signals include sniffing, circling, squatting, or whining.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crab. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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