cranking
nounHow many syllables in cranking?
There are 2 syllables in the word cranking.How to pronounce cranking:
Definition of cranking:
- cranking (noun):
- a bent part of an axle or shaft or an arm keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft by which circular motion is imparted to or received from the shaft or by which reciprocating motion is changed into circular motion or vice versa
Synonyms for cranking:
circulating
coiling
reeling
rotating
screwing
spinning
twiddling
winding
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Syllable Fun Fact
Ambisyllabicity occurs when a consonant at the boundary of two syllables belongs to both, as in the word 'happen'.
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