crabs 1 of 2

noun

plural of crab
as in bears
an irritable and complaining person you're always such a crab in the morning!

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crabs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of crab
1
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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2
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
Noun
The meat is sweet, mild, and tender, and because fishermen remove only the claws before returning the crabs to the water, it’s also considered a more sustainable seafood choice. — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026 More specifically, insects are invertebrates (animals without backbones) and are part of the arthropod phylum, which also includes spiders, crabs, and centipedes. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 For example, individuals that only eat small fish rather than shrimp and crabs get less astaxanthin, which can affect their coloration. — Sara Hashemi, Popular Science, 6 Aug. 2026 During the 2015-16 season, for instance, Dungeness crabs off the coast of California were infected by a harmful algal bloom of Pseudo-nitzschia, which causes domoic acid poisoning in crabs, fish, birds and marine mammals. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026 The broader climate conditions also shifted in the crabs’ favor. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 The species faces many threats, including a reduction of underwater grasses that shelter young crabs, experts said. — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 15 July 2026 Manila clams can serve as a food source for seabirds, crabs and other predators, potentially easing pressure on native shellfish such as softshell clams. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 15 July 2026 In South Florida, the semi-aquatic species has a high reproduction rate and is a generalist feeder, gobbling everything from crabs to snakes to small mammals, according to FWC. — Rylan Digiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crabs
  1. bears
  2. complains
  3. damages
  4. complainers
  5. screams
  6. mars
  7. cranks
  8. moans
Noun
  • The strongest exhibit the bears ever had is now spending like the bulls.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • In 2022, 15 years after Macy's had stopped making the bears, Santa Bear came back.
    — Derek James, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of bears
Verb
  • Shannon basically complains so much that Jenn, a sweet baby angel straight from a Hallmark Christmas movie, offers to change rooms with her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The private sector complains that there are jobs but that Indians aren’t skilled enough to be hired.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of complains
Verb
  • Nuisance, negligence and harm to residents The largest set of claims in the lawsuit has to do with arguing that the data center damages residents’ health, futures and quality of life in the areas closest to the 400-acre hyperscale AI factory.
    — Ilana Arougheti Updated August 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which consuming gluten — a protein found in wheat, barley and rye — triggers an immune response that damages the small intestine.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of damages
Noun
  • Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of complainers
Verb
  • Amazon Nothing screams fall more than cozy slippers — and this pair more than meets that criteria.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Widow’s Bay fans can look forward to a lot more laughs (and possibly screams) with Jeff Hiller in future, Deadline has learned.
    — Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of screams
Verb
  • Especially the guy who bangs a wrecking ball against the historic East Wing to make room for an incongruous ballroom monstrosity, who mars the sacred Oval Office with gold glitter and paves over the lovely Rose Garden.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Jacob Whitehead Homophobic chant mars Mexico’s win Before the World Cup, the Mexican football federation launched a campaign that featured the heroes of the country’s 1986 World Cup side.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of mars
Noun
  • Indeed, cranks and conspiracists on the American and British hard right now exist in happy symbiosis.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
  • The newer Schnierle hardware with which Wellhouse is working in the iCamper cranks this adjustability up considerably.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of cranks
Verb
  • Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
  • As the video continues, one person can be heard yelling her name while the makeup artist moans in pain.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Definition of moans

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