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  • present participle of crib.
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cribbing

[krib-ing] / ˈkrɪb ɪŋ /


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As a teaser trailer released late last year noted, with a bit of cribbing from Peter Jackson, “the age of toys is over.”

From Salon Feb. 19, 2026

Did being sued by Marvin Gaye’s estate for cribbing from his music in “Blurred Lines” affect your ability to enjoy Gaye’s stuff?

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 9, 2024

Firefighters secured the truck with “a grip hoist, grade 100 chain, and 6-inch vehicle strap cribbing, straps to keep the massively heavy vehicle from rolling any further forward,” fire officials posted on Facebook.

From Washington Times Dec. 26, 2023

The discipline already had a “massive plagiarism problem” with students borrowing computer code from friends or cribbing it from the internet, said MacKellar.

From Seattle Times Aug. 9, 2023

The upper poles were worn thin with the cribbing of many horses.

From The Cow Puncher by Stead, Robert J. C.




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