crowning

[krou-ning]

adjective

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

   crowning accomplishment.

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

   a crowning star on a Christmas tree.

crowning

/ ˈkraʊnɪŋ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crowning¹

crown + -ing ²

Example Sentences

This would be his crowning achievement—a thawing of Cold War tensions.

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“She’s going to go out with Prop 50 overwhelmingly passing, and what a crowning achievement for her to do that.”

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Hosts India face South Africa in the Women's World Cup final in Mumbai on Sunday, with the one-day showpiece crowning a new champion.

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He was there for the crowning moment of James’s career when they won the 2016 title.

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“That is my crowning achievement: I let down an entire nation at one time.”

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