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
No head deserves a crown unless there are crowning virtues in the life.
From "Say Fellows—" Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues by Smith, Wade C.
It is not required of you, who are crowning our little gods with rosemary and the brittle myrtle, to propitiate them with a great slaughter of sheep.
From The Works of Horace by Horace
And I am Ariadne, and you are crowning me!
From Romola by Eliot, George
