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overcranking

overcranking is the present participle and gerund of overcrank.

Meaning of overcrank

Verb

overcrank (third-person singular simple present overcranks, present participle overcranking, simple past and past participle overcranked)

  1. To shoot a scene while advancing the film in the camera more quickly than it will advance on playback. This results in slowing down the action in the final film.
    Antonyms:
    undercrank

Questions about overcranking

What is overcranking the present participle and gerund of?
Overcranking is the present participle and gerund of overcrank.

Words near overcranking in the dictionary

  1. overcrammed
  2. overcramming
  3. overcrams
  4. overcrank
  5. overcranked
  6. overcranking
  7. overcranks
  8. overcreative
  9. overcredulity
  10. overcredulous
  11. overcredulously

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