Craning
7 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of cran: measuring or sorting fresh herring using the cran, a traditional unit of capacity in the fishing trade.
“The dockers were craning the morning catch at the quayside before loading it onto the lorry.”
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cran·ing
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CR start ending in the common -ING suffix, with N appearing twice in this short word
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All common low-value tiles but a valid 7-letter word, the repeated N is a useful placement note
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