crane
noun
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
have craned
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present perfectof crane.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And you have craned, strained, and twisted your neck, trying to take it all in.
From Injun and Whitey to the Rescue by William S. Hart
And I suppose I must have craned my head forward, for I had a sudden glimpse of things—a close quick downward glimpse of a pepper-and-salt waistcoat and of two great hairy hands clasped across it.
From Seven Men by Sir Max Beerbohm
He could not look up: to have done so, he must have craned backwards; and little thing as that might seem, it would have been enough to upset his balance on that skimpy track.
From The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea by Alfred Ollivant
He could scarcely have craned his neck up so as to hold a confabulation with Jesus from the streets, and we must therefore suppose that he was sharp set on another pinnacle.
From Bible Romances First Series by G. W. (George William) Foote
