Sentence examples for is cranking from inspiring English sources
noun
A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other mechanical device; also used to change circular into reciprocating motion, or reciprocating into circular motion.
The pressure is cranking up.
The crass part is cranking up.
A marketing campaign is cranking up, delivering the message: eat potatoes, but exercise too.
The "little lady," my favorite angel, is cranking up for a revolutionary act of her own.
The wine arrives and down below a music system is cranking up.
And now that the offense is cranking out the yards and points, the defense is giving up nearly as much.
Addiction in Afghanistan is rising along with the country's opium production, which is cranking at something close to fever pitch.
Publicity about the new scheme is cranking up ahead of launch but what will it mean in practice for lawyers?
After a spate of phishing scams and attacks, Twitter is cranking up safety for users by blocking all dubious links.
The publicity flow is cranking up and people from the trade papers have been in and out all day.
He makes believe he is Mrs. Johnson in darkest Africa, and she pretends that she is cranking a camera, taking shot of the animals he is shooting.
