Craning

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

I've made loads of sentences so that we can all get to the point of craning our necks in and being amused.

Outside, standing in front of a locked door, is a wet dog, craning its neck and howling.

“That is the great Grimpen Mire,” said he. “A false step yonder means death to man or beast. Only yesterday I saw one of the moor ponies wander into it. He never came out. I saw his head for quite a long time craning out of the bog-hole, but it sucked him down at last. "

A group of students stands at a platform, craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the train as it streams in. They say they have come to see what a state of the art transportation system is all about.

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