Crabwise
Crabwise adverb - With one side faced forward.
Usage example: she inched crabwise out of the room, hoping no one would notice
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Synonyms for Crabwise
Sidewise
Sidewise adverb - With one side faced forward.
Usage example: standing sidewise in the doorway
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Related pairs
- broadside and crabwise
- broadside and sidewise
- side and crabwise
- side and sidewise
- in reserve and crabwise
- in reserve and sidewise
- oblique and crabwise
- oblique and sidewise
- lateral and crabwise
- lateral and sidewise
- sideways and crabwise
- sideways and sidewise
- sidelong and crabwise
- sidelong and sidewise
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