SpellRight

SpellRight › Spelling

Rare

cribbed

The correct spelling is cribbed.

How to pronounce cribbed

verb

IPA: /kɹɪbd/

Say it like: Cri-bbe-d

The correct spelling is cribbed. To place or confine in a crib. For example: "I cribbed the recipe from the Food Network site, but made a few changes of my own."

Usage Examples

I cribbed the recipe from the Food Network site, but made a few changes of my own.

The cribbed baby was quite content.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To place or confine in a crib.
  2. 2.To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
  3. 3.To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet.
  4. 4.To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
  5. 5.To install timber supports, as with cribbing.

adjective

  1. 1.Placed in a crib.

Similar words

Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.

View synonyms & usage examples