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crabble en · VERB

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To creep, crawl, or clamber, like a crab
   • His gray shape was a bandy legged bug crabbling up the dark cobblestones. 2014, Darusha Wehm, Gary Cahill, Ian Creasey, Plan B Volume III: a mystery and crime anthology:
   • The chameleon crabbled to the middle of the coffee table and defecated. 2016, Edward Ahern, Capricious Visions:
   • 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. 2017, Hans Andersen, What the Moon Saw: and Other Tales:

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