crabbify
/ˈkɹæb.ɪ.faɪ/
crabbify verb: to make or become crablike.
Verb
crabbify (third-person singular simple present crabbifies, present participle crabbifying, simple past and past participle crabbified)
- To make or become crablike.
- Working together on costumes every day for the next eight days would give McKinley tons of time to crabbify her father.2024, Lisa Graff, Rewind, page 67
- But if we look at crabbification (I prefer my term to the stupid scientific one) perhaps evolution across the universe crabbifies the most intelligent form of life on any planet into a roughly human shaped thing.2024, George M. Knowles, A Fantastic Mental Breakdown
- Synonyms:
- carcinise
crabbify meaning in Bengali
crabbify in Bengali
- কাঁকড়ার মতো করা, হওয়া
Synonyms of crabbify
Forms of crabbify
| third-person singular present | crabbifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | crabbifying |
| past participle | crabbified |
| past | crabbified |
Origin of crabbify
From crab + -ify.
Questions about crabbify
- What does crabbify mean?
- Crabbify means to make or become crablike.
- What is crabbify in Bengali?
- Crabbify in Bengali is কাঁকড়ার মতো করা, হওয়া. See Crabbify meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is crabbify?
- Crabbify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce crabbify?
- Crabbify is pronounced /ˈkɹæb.ɪ.faɪ/.
- What is the past tense of crabbify?
- The past tense of crabbify is crabbified.
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