scab
noun
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
will scab
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future tenseof scab.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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“I can tell you that it’s a wound that will scab over in time, but will tear open from time to time.”
From Slate ● Jul. 19, 2026
If you don’t make it they will scab the mine.
From The Plunderer by Douglas Duer
The professional strike-breakers, who as a class receive large wages, will scab on one another, while scab unions are even formed to prevent scabbing upon scabs.
From War of the Classes by Jack London
