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[ krou-ning ] / ˈkraʊ nɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crowning ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiverepresenting a level of surpassing achievement, attainment, etc.; supreme: crowning accomplishment. forming or providing a crown, top, or summit: a crowning star on a Christmas tree. Origin of crowningcrown + -ing2 Words nearby crowningcrown glass, crown graft, crown green, crown-heel length, crown imperial, crowning, crown-jewel option, crown jewels, crown land, crown lens, crown octavo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crowningEleventh place is quite the crowning achievement for the little isthmus—especially considering the low quality offerings. House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama|Jeff Campagna|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST Freak Show, then, by its very name should be his crowning achievement. ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ Premiere Is Super-Freaky (But a Little Boring)|Kevin Fallon|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST He used his signature “big splash” move to beat Hulk Hogan in Wrestlemania VI, crowning him the champion of the WWF. The WWE Mourns the Death of Wrestling Icon Ultimate Warrior|Marina Watts|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Which books by other authors do you think are crowning examples of social-observation fiction? How I Write: Meg Wolitzer|Noah Charney|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Speaking in general, it seems the atmosphere in the city today is completely different from the crowning in 1980,” says Boer. Dutch Coronation Celebrations Clouded After Boston Marathon Bombing|Nadette De Visser|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST The question is not answered; and there lies the crowning beauty of the parable. The Literature and History of New Testament Times|J. Gresham (John Gresham) Machen A recent utterance of Mr. Gladstone, however, has felicitously supplied the crowning illustration. Practical Essays|Alexander Bain Obviously, nature had intended this as the crowning event of his life. The "Genius"|Theodore Dreiser There are many proofs of His love, but the crowning act of all is propitiation. Multiplied Blessings|Edward Hoare In a certain sense it was the age of completion,—the one which ushered in the crowning work of creation. Atlantic Monthly, Vol. XII. July, 1863, No. LXIX.|Various
British Dictionary definitions for crowning
nounobstetrics the stage of labour when the infant's head is passing through the vaginal opening Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to crowningconsummate, culminating, excellent, final, paramount, principal, sovereign, supreme, ultimate |