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

The necklace was previously worn by the Marquess of Anglesey at Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953, and it was also worn 16 years earlier at King George VI's crowning.

From BBC

For some other social media users, Krasinski’s crowning also proved divisive.

From Los Angeles Times

She also highlighted the unexpected pop banger, Drone: Nodrone - one of Mary’s picks - as the album’s “crowning glory”.

From BBC

That’s when her portentous warpaint emerges, a crisp black border drawn from tear duct to wing crowning a frigid, distrustful gaze.

From Salon

It would appear so given that her comments, delivered just one month before the election, run in direct opposition to former President Trump’s crowning achievement: ending the constitutional right to abortion.

From Los Angeles Times