CRABWISE Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

crabwise

adverb

ˈkrab-ˌwīz

Definition of crabwise

as in sideways

with one side faced forward she inched crabwise out of the room, hoping no one would notice

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sideways

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Today is two months and two days since that breakout, and the index has merely gone sideways in a narrow range but enters the day about half a percent from another new high.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
And that sideways wobble of the head that means yes in the subcontinent.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

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crabsticks

crabwise

crack

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