Meaning & use
Cranking
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Turning a crank or handle to start or operate a machine.
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He kept cranking the old engine until it finally sputtered to life.
The factory was cranking out thousands of units a day.
A note on using this word
Informally used to mean producing something rapidly and in large quantity, as in 'cranking out reports.'
Words with a similar meaning
turningwinding
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Excellent or exciting (informal slang).
That new track is absolutely cranking.
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