1
as in complaining
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 damaging
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding
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Recent Examples of crabbing
Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland The Assateague Island National Seashore is just south of Ocean City, offering 37 miles of beaches for crabbing, biking, paddling, and more.
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Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Members gather on local piers to learn crabbing techniques, understand regulations and try their luck at bringing home fresh seafood.
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Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
As the crabbing season gains momentum, Maryland watermen are grappling with a surge in operational expenses, led by high fuel prices that are forcing them to pass rising costs on to consumers.
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Tessa Bentulan,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2026
The Broncos chose to be strategic, their offseason a laser, not a crabbing net.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Corpus Christi lessons Joey Palermo also lives along the shore and does his share of fishing, crabbing and shrimping.
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Rebekah F. Ward,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
Remains found on a beach in southwestern Washington in 2006 have been identified through DNA analysis as a former Oregon mayor who authorities think drowned while crabbing.
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Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
Officials believed Rajaniemi was alone and had been crabbing in the area, a Coast Guard official told The Press Democrat.
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Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Fewer people are working in the industry each year, said Duarte, and crabbing is a difficult industry with a short season, and costly upkeep for boats and traps.
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Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
23 June 2026
Members gather on local piers to learn crabbing techniques, understand regulations and try their luck at bringing home fresh seafood.
—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
As the crabbing season gains momentum, Maryland watermen are grappling with a surge in operational expenses, led by high fuel prices that are forcing them to pass rising costs on to consumers.
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Tessa Bentulan,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2026
The Broncos chose to be strategic, their offseason a laser, not a crabbing net.
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Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
Corpus Christi lessons Joey Palermo also lives along the shore and does his share of fishing, crabbing and shrimping.
—
Rebekah F. Ward,
Houston Chronicle,
29 Mar. 2026
Remains found on a beach in southwestern Washington in 2006 have been identified through DNA analysis as a former Oregon mayor who authorities think drowned while crabbing.
—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
Officials believed Rajaniemi was alone and had been crabbing in the area, a Coast Guard official told The Press Democrat.
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Sacbee.com,
13 Jan. 2026
Fewer people are working in the industry each year, said Duarte, and crabbing is a difficult industry with a short season, and costly upkeep for boats and traps.
—
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crabbing
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But John Healey stepped down as defense secretary this month after complaining that Starmer was not moving fast enough to meet the target.
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Still, some users are complaining online.
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The detection comes as communities across the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta continue to grapple with the invasive species, which can rapidly reproduce and attach themselves to hard surfaces, clogging water intake pipes and damaging infrastructure while disrupting native ecosystems.
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Amid explosive fire conditions in southern Utah, the Cottonwood fire has ballooned to more than 144 square miles, damaging a ski resort, forcing evacuations and grounding firefighting aircraft in dangerous winds.
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An open 911 line allowed dispatchers to hear gunshots and people screaming inside the building.
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But doing grand openings and screaming out loud doesn't resonate with the brand.
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Lined with live oaks and old-fashioned, busy storefronts, this artsy town on the Gulf of Mexico has no commercial development marring its shoreline.
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In Strasbourg, groups of Palace supporters clashed among themselves in a square in the city centre, marring the occasion.
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Stop whining and complaining, people.
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Well, certainly a lot of whining about technology.
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In 2022, for example, someone back-flipped off a bridge and into a raft, injuring a man and his son, according to previous Statesman reporting.
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Ghazwan Kareem attended the rally on crutches after injuring his calf while playing soccer Friday night.
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The process left Carruthers bleeding and moaning on May 21, according to the witness, Maria DeLiberato, senior counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union's Capital Punishment Project.
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The stuff with a load of people wearing wigs moaning about taxes just isn’t seen as very glamorous.
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The triple whammy of the COVID-19 closures, inflation and technological disruption has left everyone hurting.
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Helpful or Hurtful Look at each item individually and determine whether each one is hurting or helping your overall organizational and decluttering goals.
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“Crabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crabbing. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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