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Crowing vs Crowning - What's the difference?

crowing | crowning |

As verbs the difference between crowing and crowning

is that crowing is while crowning is .

As nouns the difference between crowing and crowning

is that crowing is a cry of joy or pleasure while crowning is a coronation.

As an adjective crowning is

supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.

crowing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cry of joy or pleasure.
  • * 1865 , Methodist Episcopal Church, Ladies' Repository
    • The tiny mouth is uttering the most satisfied of crowings , and her eyes have that pure, soft expression never seen except in baby eyes.

    crowning

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Supreme; of a surpassing quality or quantity.
    • a crowning achievement
    crowning glory

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A coronation.
    • The crownings of the two successive monarchs were only a year apart.
  • The act of one who crowns (in various senses).
  • * 1860 , Fraser's Magazine (volume 61, page 711)
    • There were outflankings and crownings of hills by numbers of thirteen and seventeen men, that made one hold one's breath.