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.
had been crowning
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past perfect progressiveof crown.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Even if my mother had been crowning with me she would not have been allowed in.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2018
The ancient rites that opened the 18th Winter Games were, in fact, apt for an Olympiad that some had been crowning the Attitude Games.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thumbeline had been crowning Florrie with a wreath of flowers.
From Lore of Proserpine by Hewlett, Maurice Henry
