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PRONUNCIATION OF CRABBING

crabbing  [ˈkræbɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRABBING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Crabbing is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crabbing in English.

WHAT DOES CRABBING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

crabbing

Crab fisheries

Crab fisheries are fisheries which capture or farm crabs. True crabs make up 20% of all crustaceans caught and farmed worldwide, with about 1.4 million tonnes being consumed annually. The horse crab, Portunus trituberculatus accounts for one quarter of that total. Other important species include flower crabs, snow crabs, blue crabs, edible or brown crabs, Dungeness crab and mud crabs, each of which provides more than 20,000 tonnes annually.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRABBING

PRESENT

Present
I crab
you crab
he/she/it crabs
we crab
you crab
they crab
Present continuous
I am crabbing
you are crabbing
he/she/it is crabbing
we are crabbing
you are crabbing
they are crabbing
Present perfect
I have crabbed
you have crabbed
he/she/it has crabbed
we have crabbed
you have crabbed
they have crabbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been crabbing
you have been crabbing
he/she/it has been crabbing
we have been crabbing
you have been crabbing
they have been crabbing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I crabbed
you crabbed
he/she/it crabbed
we crabbed
you crabbed
they crabbed
Past continuous
I was crabbing
you were crabbing
he/she/it was crabbing
we were crabbing
you were crabbing
they were crabbing
Past perfect
I had crabbed
you had crabbed
he/she/it had crabbed
we had crabbed
you had crabbed
they had crabbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been crabbing
you had been crabbing
he/she/it had been crabbing
we had been crabbing
you had been crabbing
they had been crabbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will crab
you will crab
he/she/it will crab
we will crab
you will crab
they will crab
Future continuous
I will be crabbing
you will be crabbing
he/she/it will be crabbing
we will be crabbing
you will be crabbing
they will be crabbing
Future perfect
I will have crabbed
you will have crabbed
he/she/it will have crabbed
we will have crabbed
you will have crabbed
they will have crabbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been crabbing
you will have been crabbing
he/she/it will have been crabbing
we will have been crabbing
you will have been crabbing
they will have been crabbing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would crabbing
you would crabbing
he/she/it would crabbing
we would crabbing
you would crabbing
they would crabbing
Conditional continuous
I would be crabbing
you would be crabbing
he/she/it would be crabbing
we would be crabbing
you would be crabbing
they would be crabbing
Conditional perfect
I would have crabbing
you would have crabbing
he/she/it would have crabbing
we would have crabbing
you would have crabbing
they would have crabbing
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been crabbing
you would have been crabbing
he/she/it would have been crabbing
we would have been crabbing
you would have been crabbing
they would have been crabbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you crab
we let´s crab
you crab
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to crab
Past participle
crabbed
Present Participle
crabbing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRABBING


absorbing
əbˈsɔːbɪŋ
attention-grabbing
əˈtenʃənˌɡræbɪŋ
bing
bɪŋ
clubbing
ˈklʌbɪŋ
confabbing
ˈkɒnfæbɪŋ
dabbing
ˈdæbɪŋ
disturbing
dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ
dubbing
ˈdʌbɪŋ
headline-grabbing
ˈhedˌlaɪnˌɡræbɪŋ
jabbing
ˈdʒæbɪŋ
kerbing
ˈkɜːbɪŋ
probing
ˈprəʊbɪŋ
rubbing
ˈrʌbɪŋ
sabbing
ˈsæbɪŋ
scrubbing
ˈskrʌbɪŋ
sobbing
ˈsɒbɪŋ
stabbing
ˈstæbɪŋ
throbbing
ˈθrɒbɪŋ
tubing
ˈtjuːbɪŋ
webbing
ˈwɛbɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRABBING

crab louse
Crab Nebula
crab stick
Crabbe
crabbed
crabbedly
crabbedness
crabber
crabbier
crabbiest
crabbily
crabbiness
crabby
crabeater
crablike
crabmeat
crabs
crabstick
crabwise
crabwood

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRABBING

back-stabbing
blabbing
bobbing
climbing
cribbing
drubbing
grabbing
hobbing
jobbing
mobbing
money-grubbing
nabbing
nightclubbing
ribbing
robbing
scabbing
stubbing
subbing
swabbing
tabbing
tubbing

Synonyms and antonyms of crabbing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «crabbing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRABBING

Find out the translation of crabbing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of crabbing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crabbing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

捕蟹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cangrejos
570 millions of speakers

English

crabbing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

crabbing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخربشة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крабов
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caranguejo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

crabbing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crabe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Crabbing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krabben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カニ漁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

게 잡이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Crabbing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bắt cua
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

crabbing
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रॅबिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

crabbing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

granchio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

crabbing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крабів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

crabbing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

crabbing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

crabbing
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

crabbing
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

crabbing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of crabbing

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRABBING»

The term «crabbing» is regularly used and occupies the 97.470 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRABBING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «crabbing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «crabbing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about crabbing

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRABBING»

Discover the use of crabbing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crabbing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Recreational Dungeness Crabbing
Instructions and great recipes. All Color!
‎2003
2
Crabbing: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
‎2008
3
A Lowcountry Lady's Guide to Crabbing: A Beginner's Guide to ...
Step-by-step instructions on the tradition of crabbing and blue crab cooking preparation.
Anna B. Turner, 2008
4
The Crab Cookbook: How to Catch and Cook Crabs
How to Catch and Cook Crabs Cy Liberman, Pat Liberman. In Massachusetts, a lobster/crab permit is required for crabbing unless you are catching up to 50 crabs a day for use by your immediate family and you crab without pots or traps.
Cy Liberman, Pat Liberman, 1998
5
Preserving Our Heritage: Language Arts, an Integrated Approach
1 Several items are necessary for crabbing: a searchlight or torch, a bag made from durable material and a stick. Some people wear gloves although others prefer to use their bare hands. Once these items are gathered, an area is selected for ...
Linda Collie, Liesl Wright, 2002
6
Crazy for Crab: Everything You Need to Know to Enjoy ...
If only commercial crabbing were that easy. Commercial crabbing for blues usually takes one of two forms — crab pots and trotlines. Most of us are familiar with crab pots, which look something like a box of chicken wire with funnels. Crabs are ...
Fred Thompson, 2004
7
It's Always a Good Day for Crabbing
Unforgettable, color-washed images fo children and dock activity deliver you into this crabbing adventure. The story, told in easy rhyme, is written from a child's point of view.
Karin Whiting Burgess, 2005
8
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset or as posted. 2. We allow bank fishing and crabbing year-round along Highway 94 Causeway and in the immediate vicinity of the Lake Landing water control structure, the Rose Bay water control structure  ...
9
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Fishing and crabbing are permitted on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions: 1. Fishing and crabbing are permitted from March 1 through November 1 from V4 hour before sunrise to Vb hour after sunset or as ...
10
Wool: Science and Technology
The crabbing operation is carried out in the presence of heat and moisture, during which the intermolecular bonds in wool are broken and then reformed in a more relaxed configuration. Setting is arrested by shock cooling. The chemistry of  ...
W S Simpson, G Crawshaw, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRABBING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crabbing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Most Popular Stories
Crabbing season is underway with most people catching their limit, the staff reports. WESTPORT: John Keizer of Salt Patrol said he fished ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
2
Controversy erupts over rock dam across MRGO
"This past Saturday morning, from Bucktown to Seabrook, there was not one person fishing or crabbing," Delacroix said. "Lake Pontchartrain ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
3
Graham couple hurt in boat crash recuperating in separate hospitals
There are crabbing outings and dress-ups in fancy clothes and special runs to Panera Bread. Robert Brown works as a manager at Kenmore ... «TheNewsTribune.com, Jul 15»
4
Vacation season = need for another vacation!
I've never been crabbing before–until last Wednesday. I've never gone on a dolphin cruise before–until last Wednesday. I've never gone ... «NBC26.tv, Jul 15»
5
Vancouver Park Board considers 'love lock' sites
... Beach: This wooden pier is a popular destination for viewing the ocean, mountains and downtown Vancouver, and fishing and crabbing. «Vancouver Courier, Jul 15»
6
Profile of Mark O'Dea, co-founder and CEO, Oxygen Capital Corp.
In addition to the 18-footer he keeps in Deep Cove for commuting and for prawning and crabbing with his kids – ages 11, 9 and 6 – he keeps a ... «Business in Vancouver, Jul 15»
7
Report: Blue crab population in bay increased, could be better
The blue crab population numbers seem to be in a cycle of rising and falling over the years, but Zinn is hopeful for future crabbing in the bay. «So Md News, Jul 15»
8
Joseph T. Pilkerton, 85, Annapolis
Joe enjoyed fishing, crabbing, and hunting. After retirement, he spent almost every day on the water. Friends and family may call at the John M. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
9
BOB CURTIS: Tuning into port fisherman on TV
On the screen, Billy was explaining to the interviewer how the local crabbing industry worked. It was most educational. While not catching any ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 15»
10
Two men from St. Mary's ordained as deacons
If you are injured while swimming (for example, cut a finger while crabbing, get scraped by a shell or sharp object), thoroughly wash the wound ... «So Md News, Jul 15»

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