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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cranking

/kɹˈæŋkɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
crank-ing
IPA
/kɹˈæŋkɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of crank

noun

The act by which something is cranked.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

crankings (plural)

Rhymes With

banking ranking thanking spanking flanking tanking nanking yanking planking blanking franking clanking

Questions

How do you pronounce cranking?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈæŋkɪŋ/.
What does cranking mean?
present participle and gerund of crank

How to pronounce cranking

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