cranking

present participle of crank

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranking
Verb
  • When a publisher approached Deakins about writing a book, thinking of it more as a straightforward autobiography or Hollywood tell-all, Deakins was much more interested in the roadmap of how people get started as storytellers and the usually unusual, winding roads their careers take them on.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The subsidies — which had been at the center of the fight over the US government shutdown — aren’t part of a deal winding through Congress to end the 42-day government shutdown.
    Caitlyn Reilly, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • One of the hottest teams in the league during the first half of the season, the Colts were sent reeling last week by the Steelers.
    Mike Jones, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Context Jankavski's sudden death has left her fans reeling.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Dense dust lanes can be seen coiling around Andromeda's glowing galactic center, which is thought to house a supermassive black hole 140 million times more massive than our sun.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Cranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranking. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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