crabble

English

Etymology

From crab +‎ -le (frequentative suffix). Compare English crawl, of similar formation. Compare also Dutch krabbelen, German krabbeln.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -æbəl

Verb

crabble (third-person singular simple present crabbles, present participle crabbling, simple past and past participle crabbled)

  1. (intransitive) To creep, crawl, or clamber, like a crab
    • 2014, Darusha Wehm, ‎Gary Cahill, ‎Ian Creasey, Plan B Volume III: a mystery and crime anthology:
      His gray shape was a bandy legged bug crabbling up the dark cobblestones.
    • 2016, Edward Ahern, Capricious Visions:
      The chameleon crabbled to the middle of the coffee table and defecated.
    • 2017, Hans Andersen, What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales:
      He cribbled and crabbled about there with all his might; but he got a good pressing from the boy's hand for this, which served as a hint to him to keep quiet.

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