Definition of crabwise in English:
crabwise
adjective & adverbˈkrabwʌɪz
(of movement) sideways, typically in an awkward way.
as adverb supermarket trolleys that only go crabwise
as adjective crabwise steps
Example sentencesExamples
- Maybe some of them are trying to edge crabwise towards that end.
- The ferryman just angled a rudderlike thing against the current and the barge began scooting crabwise across the river.
- She has now learned to move, crabwise, the length of the sofa.
- While he sees the FTSE and Dow Jones industrial average rising this year, the Nasdaq is set to head crabwise for perhaps eight years.
- I manage to keep it in a straight line even though I swear I was going crabwise a while.
Synonyms
to the side, laterally, crabwise
Definition of crabwise in US English:
crabwise
adverb & adjectiveˈkrabˌwīzˈkræbˌwaɪz
(of movement) sideways, typically in an awkward way.
as adverb supermarket carts that only go crabwise
as adjective crabwise steps
Example sentencesExamples
- While he sees the FTSE and Dow Jones industrial average rising this year, the Nasdaq is set to head crabwise for perhaps eight years.
- She has now learned to move, crabwise, the length of the sofa.
- I manage to keep it in a straight line even though I swear I was going crabwise a while.
- Maybe some of them are trying to edge crabwise towards that end.
- The ferryman just angled a rudderlike thing against the current and the barge began scooting crabwise across the river.
Synonyms
to the side, laterally, crabwise