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
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
If you don’t make it they will scab the mine.
From The Plunderer by Douglas Duer
