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cranings

/ˈkɹeɪnɪŋz/

cranings is the plural of craning.

Meaning of craning

Noun

craning (plural cranings)

  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 […]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

Questions about cranings

What is cranings the plural of?
Cranings is the plural of craning.
How do you pronounce cranings?
Cranings is pronounced /ˈkɹeɪnɪŋz/.

Words near cranings in the dictionary

  1. craniid
  2. craniids
  3. craniiform
  4. craniiforms
  5. craning
  6. cranings
  7. cranio-
  8. cranio-lenticulo-sutural
  9. cranio-vertebral
  10. craniocardiac
  11. craniocarpotarsal

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