craning

verb

Definition of craningnext
present participle of crane
as in lifting
to move from a lower to a higher place or position craned her head to see the roof

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for craning
  1. lifting
  2. raising
  3. elevating
Verb
  • Emotional pain is a bit like lifting a bulky, heavy table.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But a number of countries—the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates—were even thinking about lifting sanctions if Assad.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifting
Verb
  • Harris has come under fire for losing her campaign despite raising more than $1 billion.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • About 32% of owners reported raising compensation, up a point from October.
    Lucia Mutikani, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of raising
Verb
  • With a mission of not changing but elevating, Rich ensured Alexandra Foods’ values, quality, and recipes remained the same, continuing Mark and Alexandra's legacy of authentic culinary craft.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Its GPUs power breakthroughs across sectors from healthcare to finance, elevating the company to the world's most valuable by market capitalization in 2025.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of elevating
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