crowning

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   present participle and gerund of crown

2. 2

   Supreme

   Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.

   • 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.
   • 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.
3. 3

   Located on the top or summit.

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   1. 4

      A coronation.

      • The crownings of the two successive monarchs were only a year apart.
   2. 5

      The act of one who crowns (in various senses).

      • There were outflankings and crownings of hills by numbers of thirteen and seventeen men, that made one hold one's breath.
   3. 6

      The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at…

      The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at the vulva.

      • When your baby’s head remains visible without slipping back in, it is known as crowning.

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