crowning

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹaʊnɪŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of crown#English|crown

Adjective

crowning

1. Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.

   a crowning achievement

   crowning glory

Noun

crowning (plural crownings)

1. A coronation.

   The crownings of the two successive monarchs were only a year apart.

2. 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.

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