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crowning

UK
/ˈkraʊnɪŋ/
US
/ˈkraʊnɪŋ/

Translations

crowningnoun
crownings
pl
couronnementAu sens figuré.
Winning the championship was the crowning of her athletic career.
Remporter le championnat a été le couronnement de sa carrière sportive.
dégagement de la têteEn obstétrique.
The midwife announced that crowning had begun.
La sage-femme a annoncé que le dégagement de la tête avait commencé.
The crowning of the new king was a grand ceremony attended by dignitaries from around the world.
Le couronnement du nouveau roi était une grande cérémonie à laquelle assistaient des dignitaires du monde entier.
Additional translations
sommetPour la partie la plus élevée ou la plus saillante d’un relief.
Synonyms
summit
zenith
climax
pinnacle
culmination
apex
peak
crowningadjective
UK
/ˈkraʊ.nɪŋ/
US
/ˈkraʊ.nɪŋ/
Winning the championship was the crowning moment of her career.
Remporter le championnat a été le moment ultime de sa carrière.
Synonyms
ultimate
final
supreme
paramount
pinnacle
crownverb

crowning

Gerund

crowned
Past Simple
crowned
Past Participle
crowning
Gerund
UK
/kraʊn/
US
/kraʊn/
couronnerPoser une couronne; par extension, déclarer champion ou mener à son accomplissement.
The archbishop will crown the new king during the coronation ceremony.
L'archevêque couronnera le nouveau roi pendant la cérémonie du couronnement.
Synonyms
cap
surmount
decorate
adorn
top

Definitions

crowningnoun
The act of placing a crown on a monarch's head as a symbol of their authority.
The crowning of the new king was a grand ceremony attended by dignitaries from around the world.
The uppermost or most prominent part of something.
Fresh snow gleamed on the crowning of the ridge.
The culmination or most successful part of something.
Winning the championship was the crowning of her athletic career.
The stage during childbirth when the baby's head becomes visible at the vaginal opening.
The midwife announced that crowning had begun.
crowningadjective
Representing the highest point or most important achievement.
Winning the championship was the crowning moment of her career.
crownverb
To place a crown on the head of someone, especially during a ceremony to make them a king or queen.
The archbishop will crown the new king during the coronation ceremony.
To declare someone as a winner or champion in a competition.
The team was crowned champions after their victory in the final match.
To cover the top of something, often in a decorative or finishing manner.
The chef decided to crown the cake with fresh strawberries.
To be on or form the top or highest part of something.
A glittering dome crowns the ancient basilica.
In dentistry, to cover a tooth with a crown.
The dentist will crown the damaged tooth to protect it from further decay.
To bring to a successful or climactic conclusion; to complete.
The discovery crowned years of painstaking research.
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