The boat moved crabwise because of the current running through the narrows between' the island and the mainland.

I moved crabwise along the wall until I was opposite the point, forty feet from the cliff, where she would touch ground.

I got to my knees and in a crouch, moved crabwise thirty yards to the left.

Then he swung himself round, face to the cliff, and started to move crabwise towards the chimney.

He was well up into the cleft, moving crabwise, unwilling to turn his back on the Throg.

He checked the second tile, stole a glance back over his shoulder at her, then moved crabwise to the right to try a third.

I moved warily crabwise, over the edge.

She seemed to be moving crabwise, as if she had lost too many oars on one side.

Once she was making a couple of knots or more the rudder would get a bite on the water; until then she'd continue moving crabwise to leeward.

He turned his back on the compartment and moved discreetly crabwise, pretending to look out of the dirty window.