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crabbing

4.0

Moving sideways like a crab

noun
/ˈkræbɪŋ/

: moverse de lado

The pilot used a technique called crabbing to land the plane safely in strong crosswinds.

Examples

During the hike, we had to start crabbing along the narrow ledge to avoid falling.
The dancers practiced crabbing across the stage for the performance.
The child was crabbing sideways across the sand.
I saw a crab crabbing along the beach.
The dancers practiced crabbing across the stage to mimic the movement of real crabs.
While walking along the cliff, we had to use crabbing to keep our balance on the steep slope.
As he moved crabbing sideways to reach the edge of the dock, he carefully watched his footing.

Antonyms

to advance

417 3.4

To help something move forward or become better

forward motion

6 3.7

The act of going ahead toward a goal

How Sideways

crabbing

4.0

to sidle

5 8.1

to scuttle

31 5.5

to shuffle

45 3.8

Surface Forms

crabbing singular

crabbings plural

Morphology

crabbing = crab (transparent) = crab + ing

The noun is transparently formed from the verb 'crab' with -ing to denote the action.

Etymology

Crabbing comes from the animal crab, which walks 'sideways', so to crab is to move side to side like the animal. That is why crabbing means moving sideways in the same way a crab does.