Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

craning

/ˈkɹeɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: cran-ing
IPA: /ˈkɹeɪnɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of crane

noun

The act of one who cranes.

Example Sentences

"His slow volubility, the sideways cranings of his neck, the black glances out of the very corners of his eyes […]"

Inflected Forms

cranings (plural)

Rhymes With

training remaining maintaining gaining complaining entertaining obtaining retaining raining draining reigning potty training

Questions

How do you pronounce craning?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹeɪnɪŋ/.
What does craning mean?: present participle and gerund of crane

How to pronounce craning

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