queening

English

Etymology

(apple): From Middle English quenynges pl, from quene (“queen”) but not completely certain.

Verb

queening

1. present participle and gerund of queen

Noun

queening (countable and uncountable, plural queenings)

1. (countable) Any of several kinds of apple.
2. (chess) The promotion of a pawn to a queen.
   • 1978, American Statistical Association. Social Statistics Section, Proceedings (part 1, page 536)

     Over 1,200 games were examined in detail and 89 queenings were identified in 70 games.

3. The sexual practice of facesitting.

Derived terms

• early queening
• queening square
• queening stool
• scarlet queening
• summer queening