crab3

 
Pronunciation: /krab/

verb (crabs, crabbing, crabbed)

informal
  • 1 [no object] grumble about something petty: on picnics, I would crab about sand in my food
  • 2 [with object] dated act so as to spoil (something): you’re trying to crab my act

Origin:

late 16th century (referring to hawks, meaning 'claw or fight each other'): from Low German krabben; related to crab1