crowning

American  

[krou-ning] / ˈkraʊ nɪŋ /

adjective

1. representing a level of surpassing achievement, attainment, etc.; supreme.

   crowning accomplishment.

2. forming or providing a crown, top, or summit.

   a crowning star on a Christmas tree.

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crowning British  

/ ˈkraʊnɪŋ /

noun

1. obstetrics the stage of labour when the infant's head is passing through the vaginal opening

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Etymology

Origin of crowning

crown + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Crowning the visit: the designation of Riyadh as a major non-NATO ally and a promise that the U.S. would sell Saudi Arabia its most advanced jet fighter, the F-35.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Crowning a barely there, computer-generated song the soundtrack of the season isn’t as far-fetched as it might seem.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

Crowning the Kanuris’ achievement during this period was the establishment of a tributary state in Bornu, southwest of Lake Chad.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Crowning a three-quarter-acre knoll, one of the highest points in Trousdale, the Hollywood Regency-style residence was designed by architect-to-the-stars John Elgin Woolf and built in 1959.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2020

She said that she was going out to attend a Crowning of the May Queen at some church, but since it isn’t May, I tend to doubt her veracity.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole