as in crabs
an irritable and complaining person
we can't figure out why our very happy and optimistic friend is dating that chronic growler
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Noun
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If the crabs were killed by fish, other research suggested there would be no crab remains left on the end of the tether line.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Sweet Sea Creatures In this Easter egg design, kids can create their own turtles, crabs, octopuses—or any type of fish!—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
14 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers are debating a major tax incentive package aimed at keeping the bears in Illinois.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In June, Sierra Madre recorded 41 instances of bears entering homes, more than triple the previous June tally.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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If family needs cause drama, set kind boundaries and explain them to any complainers.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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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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In 2018, the state legislature passed a law that outlawed the possession and sale of bump stocks, along with trigger cranks and devices that make the gun operate like an automatic weapon.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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But as with the dismantling of huge swaths of our research capacity, the original refusal to even consider this mRNA flu vaccine on what are obviously ideological grounds shows future potential for the FDA to affect a hell of a lot more people than just the cranks who agree with them.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Growlers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/growlers. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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