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crabbed

[krab-id, krabd] / ˈkræb ɪd, kræbd /


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She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.

From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

In the spring, Thompson crabbed, and when buyers counted crabs, the brothers said, his father often got shorted.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2022

Conversely, the cynical prognosticators who used to seem crabbed and paranoid just keep getting proven right.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2020

That said, the board seems to be taking a rather crabbed view of the sanctity of the CalPERS name.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2020

No solid contour was certain, but all devolved with the evening into one crabbed mass, gnarled and dark beneath the moon.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson




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