as in bears
an irritable and complaining person
you're always such a crab in the morning!
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as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
their two-year-old whined and crabbed for the whole car trip
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as in damages
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of
crabbed the blossoming romance by becoming moody and demanding
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Recent Examples of crabs
Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
It's also believed that crabs of this species survived after a meteorite struck Earth around 66 million years ago, the infamous event that led to the extinction of dinosaurs.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
An undersea submersible has revealed crabs, worms, and fish living on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
These are related to crabs and lobsters, but spend their whole lives up in the water.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Before colonial settlers arrived in the 1700s, Indigenous people likely traveled to the island in the summer to take advantage of the abundant fish and crabs, according to the National Park Service.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
For generations, the Gullah Geechee have been sharing their culture and cuisine, which relies on rice, peas, okra, shrimp, and crabs.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Warm water may push adult crabs deeper as well.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Who’s going to climb over all the other crabs and inevitably kill them in order to survive?
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
Mudflats and tidal flats in Korea are home to a wide variety of clams, crabs, octopuses, and snails, which can be harvested.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025
It's also believed that crabs of this species survived after a meteorite struck Earth around 66 million years ago, the infamous event that led to the extinction of dinosaurs.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2025
An undersea submersible has revealed crabs, worms, and fish living on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
These are related to crabs and lobsters, but spend their whole lives up in the water.
—Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Before colonial settlers arrived in the 1700s, Indigenous people likely traveled to the island in the summer to take advantage of the abundant fish and crabs, according to the National Park Service.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
For generations, the Gullah Geechee have been sharing their culture and cuisine, which relies on rice, peas, okra, shrimp, and crabs.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Warm water may push adult crabs deeper as well.
—Bill Kearney, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
Who’s going to climb over all the other crabs and inevitably kill them in order to survive?
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crabs
Noun
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Gummy bears have been around for a long time.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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Experts say bears are increasingly venturing out of their traditional habitats and into urban areas in search of food because climate change is interfering with the flowering and pollination of some of the animals’ traditional sources of food.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Gimme Credit also complains that a run of acquisitions in both food and beverages have added $5 billion to PepsiCo’s debt in just the first half of 2025.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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The President reportedly watches hours of cable news every day, and frequently complains about coverage in real time.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What damages mushroom populations?—
Callie Sumlin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Once labeled a neurolathyrogen, a compound that damages nerves, DABA doesn't waste time.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
Verb
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Police said the officers encountered Billings prior to hearing screams at the park.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Oct. 2025
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So why does the sight of her, bottle-blonde and clad in a green dress that screams vintage Dream Factory glitz, still give off such deflating Jenny-from-the-block vibes?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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Deadly holiday weekend mars broad crime drop The back-and-forth followed a Labor Day weekend of deadly violence in Chicago worse than in the previous two years, with seven people shot to death, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Valuing a project at cost of production rather than value in an arm’s length sale—common in all economic statistics—especially mars Chinese data.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Derek gravely injures his hand.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Gafford injures ankle The Mavericks are likely to be without one of their major frontcourt pieces this preseason.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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This is where Sturm’s back injury hurts.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Calling recently during a two-day run in Madison, Wisconsin, Batiste is delighted to discuss not only his new music, but his love of Joni Mitchell, his collaboration with Beyoncé and how the loss of late-night shows hurts musicians.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Crabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crabs. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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