crabwise
[ krab-wahyz ]
/ ˈkræbˌwaɪz /
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adverb
sideways: patrons edging crabwise along the crowded row of theater seats.
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Words nearby crabwise
crabs, crab's eye, crab spider, crabstick, crab tree, crabwise, crabwood, CRAC, crack, cracka, crack a book
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crabwise
/ (ˈkræbˌwaɪz) /
adjective, adverb
(of motion) sideways; like a crab
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