Explore Cribbing through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cribbing meaning
present participle and gerund of crib
Using Cribbing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of crib
Context around Cribbing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cribbing
- In this selection, "cribbing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, commonplace and notes stand out and add context to how "cribbing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include above commonplace cribbing and adjusting the cribbing as it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cribbing" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cribbing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But the satire, unfortunately, rarely rises above commonplace cribbing. (9 words)
A support for a roof made out of cribbing and stones. (11 words)
Hands-on activities include lifting and cribbing an object, and practicing rescue carries. (13 words)
In XaaS, CIOs may serve act as "cloud brokers," partnering with the business to find the right SaaS or IaaS solution, or cribbing notes from the playbooks of their cloud vendor peers to build something from scratch. (37 words)
These killers are created, on some level, by cribbing the Cliffs Notes versions of various disorder symptoms and bolting them onto the frames of physically intimidating or mentally cunning, evil men. (31 words)
The sheriff's office says 32-year-old was on a sky jack scissors lift and adjusting the cribbing as it was being lowered. (24 words)
Example sentences (7)
In only his second directorial effort, McTiernan isn't above cribbing from the similarly themed "The Thing" to build the mood.
A support for a roof made out of cribbing and stones.
The sheriff's office says 32-year-old was on a sky jack scissors lift and adjusting the cribbing as it was being lowered.
These killers are created, on some level, by cribbing the Cliffs Notes versions of various disorder symptoms and bolting them onto the frames of physically intimidating or mentally cunning, evil men.
But the satire, unfortunately, rarely rises above commonplace cribbing.
In XaaS, CIOs may serve act as "cloud brokers," partnering with the business to find the right SaaS or IaaS solution, or cribbing notes from the playbooks of their cloud vendor peers to build something from scratch.
Hands-on activities include lifting and cribbing an object, and practicing rescue carries.