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
Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Their seafood steam pots feature shrimp, clams, crabs, oysters, and even lobster tails, depending on your family's preferences.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
These white threads are cloaked in sheaths of chitin — the same sugar polymer that forms the tough exoskeletons of beetles, crabs, and lobsters — and can be easily grown in flasks and Petri dishes.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The new-to-science species catalogued so far include brittlestars, crabs, sea anemones and sponges.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Millions of dead red crabs, normally found further south, washed up on local shores, making a stinky mess.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Shiny green crabs and tiny pink shrimp.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
From June to mid-October, visit the Beavertail Aquarium, located in the lighthouse's old foghorn house, with tanks that simulate the state’s shoreline environment and offer shellfish, crabs and fish to discover.
—Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Not all crabs walk sideways Most true crabs—those belonging to the infraorder Brachyura, such as fiddler crabs, snow crabs, and ghost crabs—characteristically exhibit lateral movement.
—Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
Fishermen found lobsters and crabs painted black and weighed down by oil.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Their seafood steam pots feature shrimp, clams, crabs, oysters, and even lobster tails, depending on your family's preferences.
—Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
These white threads are cloaked in sheaths of chitin — the same sugar polymer that forms the tough exoskeletons of beetles, crabs, and lobsters — and can be easily grown in flasks and Petri dishes.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The new-to-science species catalogued so far include brittlestars, crabs, sea anemones and sponges.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Millions of dead red crabs, normally found further south, washed up on local shores, making a stinky mess.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Shiny green crabs and tiny pink shrimp.
—Ryan Kellman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
From June to mid-October, visit the Beavertail Aquarium, located in the lighthouse's old foghorn house, with tanks that simulate the state’s shoreline environment and offer shellfish, crabs and fish to discover.
—Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Not all crabs walk sideways Most true crabs—those belonging to the infraorder Brachyura, such as fiddler crabs, snow crabs, and ghost crabs—characteristically exhibit lateral movement.
—Manjishtha Bhattacharyya, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crabs
Noun
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YumEarth makes organic lollipops, gummy bears and fruit snacks with no artificial dyes.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
30 Mar. 2026
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Or check out the Folsom City Zoo Sanctuary, where bears, miniature donkeys, macaques, a skink, birds and more live.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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At one point in the documentary, Suga, one of the group’s rappers, complains that there is too much English on the album.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Everyone complains about how expensive EVs are.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Children are more likely to suffer from HUS, which damages blood vessels, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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This exposure damages the DNA in skin cells and can trigger changes that cause those cells to grow out of control and turn cancerous.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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The pervasive popularity of the show and its creator will be the reason the complainers have no voice.—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
22 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
Verb
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On these tracks Slayyyter uses her voice as a much blunter instrument than before, paring back the melisma and amping up the chants, barks, and outright screams.—
Harry Tafoya,
Pitchfork,
2 Apr. 2026
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Playful, candy-colored, and instantly recognizable, the print screams Y2K princess energy, with endless variations to match.—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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No sadness mars the purity of its paranoia.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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However, an earnestness mars most of the proceedings.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The Freight House building creaks and moans underfoot, and passing trains produce little more than a subtle hum.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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Back in the car, Albert moans and groans while Billie shrieks in panic.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Pool drain seriously injures girl Paloma Quatrini was just days away from her fourth birthday when the accident happened at an upscale resort in Mexico.—
Meghan Schiller,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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When Don injures his hand, Blue (Hunter McVey) is forced to step into the competition for him.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Crabs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crabs. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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