Cranking

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act by which something is cranked.

    "The engine temperature warning lamp should illuminate when the starter button is depressed. Do not depress Engine Start button for more than 15 seconds with two minute intervals between crankings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of crank form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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expeditiouslyquickly

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"An office machine is cranking out a stream of documents."

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