cresting
Americannoun
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Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
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Furniture. ornamentation either carved or sawed in the top rail of a piece or else added to it.
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a system of ornamental ridges or flutes on a piece of plate armor.
noun
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an ornamental ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc
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carpentry a shaped decorative toprail or horizontal carved ornament surmounting a chair, mirror, etc
Etymology
Origin of cresting
Example Sentences
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A subtle wave of shame rises — small but persistent — cresting as you imagine your child saying, or your partner thinking, “We’re having this again?”
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
New data-center designs are cresting one gigawatt in power consumption, the entire capacity of a nuclear reactor.
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Given the cresting age wave, the number is expected to roughly double in the next 35 years.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025
It was crowded with design touches perfectly synced to the ones cresting on my Instagram and Pinterest feeds.
From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024
“And if ye two stay on past this first cresting of the orchards, there’ll be a-schooling for ye to do.”
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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