crabwise
[ krab-wahyz ]
/ ˈkræbˌwaɪz /
adverb
sideways: patrons edging crabwise along the crowded row of theater seats.
Words nearby crabwise
crabby,
crabeater,
crabmeat,
crabs,
crabstick,
crabwise,
crabwood,
crac,
crack,
crack a book,
crack a bottle
Example sentences from the Web for crabwise
"Oh—well—gee—of course—" sighed Graff, as he went out, crabwise.
Babbitt |Sinclair LewisMr. Wayne stiffened and wheeled; Mr. Briggs sidled hastily toward the doorway, crabwise; the poet choked back the word, Phup!
Iole |Robert W. ChambersInstead, he sidled, crabwise, into the middle of the street.
H. R. |Edwin Lefevre
British Dictionary definitions for crabwise
crabwise
/ (ˈkræbˌwaɪz) /
adjective, adverb
(of motion) sideways; like a crab