crowning

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of crown

adj

1. Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.

   “It seems that now [the Devil] was driving Alison hard. She had been remiss of late — fewer souls sent to hell, less zeal in quenching the Spirit, and, above all, the crowning offense that her bairn had communicated in Christ's kirk.”

   “Friday night’s crowning victory at The Hawthorns was the 25th in 30 league matches since Antonio Conte’s decisive re-gearing of his team in September, the tactical switches that have coaxed such a thrilling run from this team of bolt-ons and upcycled squad players, most notably Victor Moses, who was dredged out of the laundry bin in the autumn to become a key part of the title surge.”

   “Lilian Greenwood has ranked boosting diversity and inclusivity among her crowning achievements from her two-year stint chairing the House of Commons Transport Select Committee.”

2. Located on the top or summit.

noun

1. A coronation.

   “The crownings of the two successive monarchs were only a year apart.”

2. The act of one who crowns (in various senses).

   “There were outflankings and crownings of hills by numbers of thirteen and seventeen men, that made one hold one's breath.”

3. The stage of vaginal childbirth when the infant's head remains consistently visible at the vulva.

   “When your baby’s head remains visible without slipping back in, it is known as crowning.”