as in crabs
an irritable and complaining person
the usual mutterers about the food in the cafeteria
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Noun
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According to a study published July 2 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, crabs with more of these sensory hairs on their claws appear to recover faster when startled and may make bolder decisions.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
3 July 2025 -
Get some fresh air outside at Tree of Life, an underwater fantasy with columns covered in shells and the bar’s teal tiles showing red coral, crabs and other aquatic life.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Not all bears are created equal The good news is that most bear encounters never escalate to an attack.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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The parasite has the cattle and dairy industry on edge, but in Mexico, screwworm has also been found in bears, pigs, goats, and even dogs and cats.—
John Lauritsen,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The complainers are losing clients to the adapters, and the gap gets bigger every day.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Library officials claimed this was done as part of the normal weeding process, though that doesn’t explain why the library board was dissolved and a new one created with the complainers as members that tried to close all the library branches.—
Anthony Aycock
June 17,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2025
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In any case, the TM-B defining feature is the software that sits between the cranks and the motor, shaping the whole cycling experience.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Republican Party embraced neoconservatism; Buchanan and his cohort were the stewards of an ideology for cranks.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Mutterers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mutterers. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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