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crabbing

The correct spelling is crabbing.

How to pronounce crabbing

verb

IPA: /ˈkɹæbɪŋ/

Say it like: Cra-bbi-ng

The correct spelling is crabbing. To fish for crabs.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To fish for crabs.
  2. 2.To ruin.
  3. 3.To complain.
  4. 4.To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
  5. 5.To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.

noun

  1. 1.The act or art of catching crabs.
  2. 2.The fighting of hawks with each other.
  3. 3.(wool manufacture) A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine.

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