cresting

[ kres-ting ]

noun

1. Architecture. a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.
2. Furniture. ornamentation either carved or sawed in the top rail of a piece or else added to it.
3. a system of ornamental ridges or flutes on a piece of plate armor.

cresting

/ ˈkrɛstɪŋ /

noun

1. an ornamental ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc
2. carpentry a shaped decorative toprail or horizontal carved ornament surmounting a chair, mirror, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of cresting¹

First recorded in 1865–70; crest + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“I think we’re cresting out of the moment of film needing to be a harsh slice of reality, and I love that,” Antonoff continues.

From Los Angeles Times

That claim is largely true, and it has been for years, even as millions more retirees are on the road because of the cresting boomer wave.

From Los Angeles Times

“We’re seeing, I would say, somewhat of a cresting of cases,” said Dr. Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief of infectious diseases for Kaiser Permanente Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times

After cresting, the rivers’ recession would be slow, leaving the waterways above the major flooding stage through the middle of the week.

From New York Times

The wave was cresting, and Cat was in the right place to reach it.

From Literature