cresting

UK
/ˈkrɛstɪŋ/
US
/ˈkrɛstɪŋ/

Traductions

crestingnoun
crestings
pl
The cresting of the mountain was covered in snow.
Гребень горы был покрыт снегом.
The cresting on the roof added a decorative touch to the building.
Украшение на крыше добавило декоративный штрих зданию.
Traductions supplémentaires
гребень волны
crestinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈkrɛstɪŋ/
US
/ˈkrɛstɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something in the act of forming a crest or reaching its highest point.
crestverb

cresting

Gerund

crested
Past Simple
crested
Past Participle
cresting
Gerund
UK
/krɛst/
US
/krɛst/
достигать вершины
The wave began to crest as it approached the shore.
Волна начала достигать вершины, приближаясь к берегу.
Traductions supplémentaires
crestgerund / present participle

cresting

Used attributively, especially of waves or other moving things that are curling or foaming at the top (e.g., "cresting waves").

Définitions

crestingnoun
A decorative ridge or top on a roof, wall, or similar structure.
The old Victorian house was adorned with intricate cresting along its roofline.
The act or process of reaching the top or highest point of something.
The cresting of the wave was a sight to behold as it towered over the surfers.
crestinggerund / present participle
Rising to or forming a crest; reaching the highest point.
The cresting floodwaters threatened to overflow the banks.
crestverb
To reach the top of a hill or mountain.
The hikers crested the mountain just as the sun began to set.
To form a crest or reach the highest point of something.
The wave crested before crashing onto the shore.
To furnish, decorate, or surmount with a crest or emblem.
The warrior's helmet was crested with a bright red plume.
crestgerund / present participle
Curling or foaming at the top like a crest; forming a crest.
Surfers kept an eye on the cresting waves offshore.