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Rarecrabbing
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.
Usage Examples
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To fish for crabs.
- 2.To ruin.
- 3.To complain.
- 4.To drift or move sideways or to leeward (by analogy with the movement of a crab).
- 5.To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
noun
- 1.The act or art of catching crabs.
- 2.The fighting of hawks with each other.
- 3.(wool manufacture) A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine.
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