crowning

[ krou-ning ]

adjective

1. representing a level of surpassing achievement, attainment, etc.; supreme:

   crowning accomplishment.

2. forming or providing a crown, crow, crown, top, or summit:

   a crowning star on a Christmas tree.

crowning

/ ˈkraʊnɪŋ /

noun

1. obstetrics the stage of labour when the infant's head is passing through the vaginal opening

Word History and Origins

Origin of crowning¹

crown + -ing ²

Example Sentences

He believes this year's World Championships in Tokyo will provide his crowning moment.

From BBC

Powell and Davies lied and told the dealers they had had permission from the landowner to dig, before producing the crowning glory of the find - three pieces of gold jewellery.

From BBC

Howe guided Newcastle into the Champions League last season but this is the crowning glory.

From BBC

Tom Grennan says being asked to top the bill is an "incredible honour", calling it "another crowning moment for me and my career so far".

From BBC

Instead of crowning the country with an imperial glory akin to Great Britain’s, those conquests actually plunged it into the bloody Philippine-American War, replete with torture and massacres.

From Salon