crowning

English

Etymology

From Middle English crownynge; equivalent to crown +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹaʊnɪŋ/

Verb

crowning

1. present participle of crown

Adjective

crowning (comparative more crowning, superlative most crowning)

1. Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.

   a crowning achievement

   crowning glory

   • 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.

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.

Translations

act of crowning — see coronation