crowning
Meaning of crowning
adjective
- forming the triumphant culmination of an effort or endeavour.
the crowning moment of a worthy career
- ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch.
he went to Rome to be crowned
she was crowned queen in 1953
- rest on or form the top of.
the distant knoll was crowned with trees
- be the triumphant culmination of (an effort or endeavour, especially a prolonged one).
years of struggle were crowned by a state visit to Paris
- fit a crown to (a tooth).
simple fillings no longer suffice and the tooth has to be crowned
- hit on the head.
she contained the urge to crown him
- (of a baby's head during labour) fully appear in the vaginal opening prior to emerging.
I was able to see our baby's head crowning
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French corune (noun), coruner (verb), Old French corone (noun), coroner (verb), from Latin corona ‘wreath, chaplet’.
Information about crowning
- The plural form of crowning is: crownings.
- Languages in which crowning is used:
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Hyphenation of crowning
crown-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- crowning is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
crowning synonyms
Meaning formally confer a rank or office on (someone):
Meaning admit (someone) formally to a post or organization:
Meaning place (someone) in a new position of authority, especially with ceremony:
Meaning set up in position; install or establish:
Meaning make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on:
Meaning cause (a process or action) to begin:
Meaning admit (someone) formally to office:
Meaning install (a monarch or bishop) on a throne, especially during a ceremony to mark the beginning of their rule:
Meaning provide with a top or topping:
Meaning put a lid or cover on:
Meaning attach to or cover the end or extremity of:
Meaning be in the leading position on:
Meaning stand or be placed on top of:
Meaning exceed in height:
Meaning make (something) completely free from faults or defects; make as good as possible:
Meaning complete (a transaction):
Meaning finish making or doing:
Meaning bring or come to an end:
Meaning bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully:
Meaning hit forcibly and deliberately with one's hand or a weapon or other implement:
Meaning a meal consisting of several dishes from which guests serve themselves:
Meaning strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily:
Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:
Meaning strike forcefully with a sharp blow:
Meaning drink (something, typically alcohol) in a large draught; swig:
Meaning provide with a welt:
Meaning secure with handcuffs:
Meaning strike with the fist:
Meaning hit or attack (someone) very violently:
Meaning cause (someone) to become temporarily unconscious or confused by hitting them on the head:
Meaning knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state:
Meaning hit (someone) hard on the head with an object:
Meaning hit (someone) on the head:
Meaning dance to pop music:
Meaning move with or make a clonk:
Meaning hit (someone or something) hard:
Meaning hit forcefully:
Meaning strike (someone) roughly or sharply with the fist:
Meaning strike or hit very hard:
Meaning strike hard and violently:
Meaning block or fill in (a hole or cavity):
Meaning hit hard; strike:
Meaning decorate or adorn brightly or festively:
Meaning provide (a room or area) with a floor:
Meaning attain or register (a specified time, distance, or speed):
Meaning hit (someone) on the head with a cosh:
Meaning hit (someone) hard:
Meaning mark with a small spot or spots:
Meaning (of a machine) break down:
Meaning make a ringing sound:
Meaning have sex with (someone):
Meaning a woman's chest as measured around her breasts:
Meaning a very large marine mammal with a streamlined hairless body, a horizontal tail fin, and a blowhole on top of the head for breathing:
Meaning (of a bell) make a deep, resonant sound:
Meaning join together (layers of fabric or padding) with lines of stitching to form a warm bed covering or garment, or for decorative effect:
Meaning strike with a firm blow:
Meaning strike hard; beat:
Words that rhyme with crowning
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