crabbed
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She also shaved her head — all to add authenticity as her queen evolved from youth to crabbed old age.
From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2023
In this crabbed and narrow view of things, the prime offender was the Pop art typified by Andy Warhol, whose 1970 retrospective caused a hubbub at the organizing Pasadena Museum of Art.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2022
In the spring, Thompson crabbed, and when buyers counted crabs, the brothers said, his father often got shorted.
From Washington Post • Nov. 26, 2022
Conversely, the cynical prognosticators who used to seem crabbed and paranoid just keep getting proven right.
From Slate • Sep. 21, 2020
Abbott crabbed along beside him until Ben whirled with a reverse dribble, sprinted for the basket, and laid up the first two points of the game.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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