noun
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obstetrics the stage of labour when the infant's head is passing through the vaginal opening
Etymology
Origin of crowning
Example Sentences
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Manchester City have been the champions elect for what feels like the whole of 2026 and it has been a slow countdown to their crowning.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
But 30% of brackets on Yahoo are crowning Duke as the national champion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“I was very disillusioned,” he says, headphones crowning his dreadlocked updo.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
The World Darts Championship in London is close to crowning its latest champion, as the sport traditionally played in British pubs enjoys surging interest thanks to rising star Luke Littler.
From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025
In the days that followed his crowning the King sat on his throne in the Hall of the Kings and pronounced his judgements.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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