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.
was crowning
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past progressiveof crown.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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After carrying out an internal examination, she discovered that the baby was crowning and she "could see hair".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2022
As the child was crowning without complication, Perez said, Sutton wordlessly cut the woman’s perineum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2018
“Everyone was crowning me the three-time world champion before we had even started, and that stressed me out,” Biles explained.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 1, 2016
One great castle of clouds that had long drawn our eyes was crowning some invisible airy summit far above us.
From Shandygaff by Christopher Morley
The eighteenth century was crowning its gray hairs with the wreaths of progress, and Thomas Paine said: "I will do something to liberate mankind from superstition."
From Lectures of Col. R. G. Ingersoll, Volume I Including His Answers to the Clergy, His Oration at His Brother's Grave, Etc., Etc. by Robert Green Ingersoll
