Craning his scraggly neck down to him, he asked Nick what he was doing down there.
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Craning
/ˈkɹeɪnɪŋ/
Synonyms for "craning" (16 found)
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12 entriescrane-assisted liftingeye line adjustmentgazinghead-tiltinghoistingliftingneck extensionneck tiltneck-stretchingpeeringriggingtower-crane operation
Collocations
15 entriescrane one's neckcrane the neckcraning equipmentcraning forwardcraning gazecraning motioncraning neckcraning neckscraning one's neckcraning operationcraning posturecraning taskcraning to seehead craningneck craning
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6 total sentences available.
I've made loads of sentences so that we can all get to the point of craning our necks in and being amused.
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Outside, standing in front of a locked door, is a wet dog, craning its neck and howling.
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“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. "
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