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
Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Most years, very few baby crabs emerge, but occasionally a huge number survive, maintaining the island's population.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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
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Key West native Mario Palazon of FreshCo Fish Market & Grill in Kendall, who has been in the seafood wholesale business for more than 20 years, says that his suppliers have been catching a record number of crabs.
—Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Most years, very few baby crabs emerge, but occasionally a huge number survive, maintaining the island's population.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crabs
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The two-hour Ridge Ride comes with fantastic views and the chance to see wildlife like deer or even bears.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 2025
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More bears are throwing in the towel, and bulls are advising not to bet against this market.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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The president calls his wife and complains about the sole of his shoe before heading off to a girls’ basketball event with Angel Reese.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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In addition, Alabama complains that the Times gave the school only four hours to respond to the story before it was published; this also coincided with the team getting ready to start the tournament.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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The loss significantly damages Memphis’ American Conference and College Football Playoff hopes.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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An autoimmune condition that damages the stomach lining, like thyroid disease, can also cause atrophic gastritis.—
Carrie Madormo,
Health,
17 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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The 2025 Maserati GranTurismo Folgore's cabin screams sports car.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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Alternatively, nothing screams celebration more than a fun night out with my best friends and family.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Shannon moans right about the time Jenn walks out to see what the commotion is all about.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
10 Oct. 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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“Crabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crabs. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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