crowning
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle English crowninge, crounende, equivalent to crown + -ing.
Verb edit
crowning
- present participle and gerund of crown
Adjective edit
crowning (comparative more crowning, superlative most crowning)
- Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
- It seems that now [the Devil] was driving Alison hard. She had been remiss of late — fewer souls sent to hell, less zeal in quenching the Spirit, and, above all, the crowning offense that her bairn had communicated in Christ's kirk.
- 2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian[1]:
- Friday night’s crowning victory at The Hawthorns was the 25th in 30 league matches since Antonio Conte’s decisive re-gearing of his team in September, the tactical switches that have coaxed such a thrilling run from this team of bolt-ons and upcycled squad players, most notably Victor Moses, who was dredged out of the laundry bin in the autumn to become a key part of the title surge.
- 2020 May 20, “Network News: A legacy of greater diversity in transport”, in Rail, page 13:
- Lilian Greenwood has ranked boosting diversity and inclusivity among her crowning achievements from her two-year stint chairing the House of Commons Transport Select Committee.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle English crouninge, crounynge, coroning, coronyng, equivalent to crown + -ing.
Noun edit
crowning (plural crownings)
- A coronation.
- The crownings of the two successive monarchs were only a year apart.
- The act of one who crowns (in various senses).
- 1860, Fraser's Magazine, volume 61, page 711:
- There were outflankings and crownings of hills by numbers of thirteen and seventeen men, that made one hold one's breath.
- (obstetrics) The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at the vulva.
- 2012 April, Baby Crowning[2], American Pregnancy Association:
- When your baby’s head remains visible without slipping back in, it is known as crowning.
Translations edit
act of crowning — see coronation