craning

/ˈkɹeɪnɪŋ/

craning is the present participle and gerund of crane.

Meaning of crane

crane (third-person singular simple present cranes, present participle craning, simple past and past participle craned)

(ambitransitive) To extend (one's neck).
- and my bachelor's hearth is imbedded where by much craning of head and neck I can catch sight of a sycamore in the Square garden,1879, George Eliot, Impressions of Theophrastus Such
(transitive) To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.
- What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the centre, to the highest heavens.1693, William Bates, Sermons preach'd on Several Occasions
(intransitive) To pull up before a jump.

craning (plural cranings)

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 […]1902, Joseph Conrad, “The End of the Tether”, in Youth: A Narrative: And Two Other Stories, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and sons, →OCLC, page 255

plural	cranings

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What does craning mean?: Craning means the act of one who cranes.
What is craning the present participle and gerund of?: Craning is the present participle and gerund of crane.
What part of speech is craning?: Craning is a noun.
How do you pronounce craning?: Craning is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪnɪŋ/.
What is the plural of craning?: The plural of craning is cranings.

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