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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who cranes.

   "His slow volubility, the sideways cranings of his neck, the black glances out of the very corners of his eyes […]"

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of crane form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Example

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"Craning his scraggly neck down to him, he asked Nick what he was doing down there."

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