crown
noun
any of various types of headgear worn by a monarch as a symbol of sovereignty, often made of precious metal and ornamented with valuable gems.
are crowning
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present progressiveof crown.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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But 30% of brackets on Yahoo are crowning Duke as the national champion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
The race to succeed Pelosi carries unusual weight: Voters aren’t merely selecting a representative, they are crowning the next Pelosi, Feinstein or Newsom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
The Madonna is in a mandorla; two angels above are crowning her, and other angels playing on instruments are around.
From Great Masters in Painting: Perugino by George C. Williamson
And now you are crowning your infamy by weaving some spell over my cousin and trying to carry her away in the absence of her father and brother, to what unhappiness God only can know.
From Erskine Dale?Pioneer by John Fox
In another part, the Muses are crowning the burst of Voltaire with wreaths of flowers, and proposing to place it with those of other immortal authors in the Temple of Fame.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 324, July 26, 1828 by Various
