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
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
But, just when Ivy’s crab shack begins to boom with buzz and success, Theo’s latest architectural venture comes crashing down.
—Katie Song, Variety, 26 Aug. 2025
Christina Tkacik, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2025
Visitors enjoy crabbing, hunting for seashells, fishing, swimming, sunbathing, and bird watching.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
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Noun
The global processing of shrimp, lobster, and crab shells produces up to eight million tons of waste annually, a large portion of which is discarded in landfills.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
But, just when Ivy’s crab shack begins to boom with buzz and success, Theo’s latest architectural venture comes crashing down.
—Katie Song, Variety, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
The casual Dundalk restaurant started in 1971 as a bar that served steelworkers, later becoming the area’s go-to destination for all things crab.
—Christina Tkacik, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2025
Visitors enjoy crabbing, hunting for seashells, fishing, swimming, sunbathing, and bird watching.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crab
Noun
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Set up a campsite away from places where bears might forage for food, such as creeks, rivers and other bodies of water.—
AZCentral.com,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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For any Alaska visitors seeking to build up their life list, Katmai National Park serves as one of its crown jewels of natural beauty, brimming with hundreds of indigenous species to spot alongside the bears.—
Jared Ranahan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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There were a small percentage of drivers who turned the system off, complaining that the alerts were too frequent and annoying, the Institute reported.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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In another case Parks said, a worker complained that their employer had failed to fix an air conditioning unit in a kitchen where the temperature often exceeded 90 degrees; the worker was taken by an ambulance to the ER for help for heat illness.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Early studies found that Black residents returned later than others, largely because many lived in flood-prone areas where homes were badly damaged.—
Dian Zhang,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The ship was damaged that same year in a fire, but made a prompt return to work in 2016.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Deputies arrived to the sound of screaming and found the 16-year-old Elijah Quintero on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Curtis Pleasant remembers wading through the water, chest deep, screaming and searching.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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One of two firefighters injured in a house fire in Fort Worth’s Historic Southside on Wednesday has been released from the hospital, while the other is recovering in the burn unit at Parkland Hospital, officials said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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McCaffrey missed the first eight games of the season, then injured his knee in a Week 13 game in Buffalo, ending his season.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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So energy from pedaling is recovered at the crank and converted into electricity to drive a hub motor.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Aug. 2025
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The ensemble cast members are game and deliver spirited, crank-up-the-volume performances, notably the vamping about de Armas and the unravelling and often unclad Law.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In lesser hands, such a question, especially from a young white male who plays guitar for a living, could come off as whining.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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And since then, his crying and whining have increased.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The order gradually shuts down operations at the detention facility in the Everglades that has been marred by several lawsuits, protests and complaints of civil rights violations from detainees and their lawyers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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Richardson's first two seasons with the Colts have been marred by injuries and inconsistent play, but the Colts decided to run with Jones as the QB1 to start the season.—
Matt Wadleigh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Crab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crab. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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