American English pronunciation
How to pronounce crowned
IPA transcription: [k'ɹaʊnd]
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Verb
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invest with regal power; enthrone
“The prince was crowned in Westminster Abbey”
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be the culminating event
“The speech crowned the meeting”
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form the topmost part of
“A weather vane crowns the building”
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put an enamel cover on
“crown my teeth”
Adjective
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having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
“had many crowned teeth”
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crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory
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provided with or as if with a crown or a crown as specified; often used in combination
“a high-crowned hat”
“an orange-crowned bird”
“a crowned signet ring”
Usage examples
- Dumbarton were crowned Scottish Football League champions after sharing the title the previous season.
- Once crowned, they lead off each parade for the rest of the event.
- Great egrets, snowy egrets, and black-crowned night herons also live on the island.
- The large pulpit roof is crowned by the Angel of Annunciation.
- Earlier that year, she was crowned Miss Black Teen-age New York.
- Like many other rodents, "Phoberomys" was a herbivore with high-crowned premolars and molars.
- He also had himself crowned Duke of Slavonia, a title with no basis.
- The dome is crowned by a small lantern.
- He would win three more races this year and be crowned World Champion.
- The socles are crowned by Fames restraining Pegasus.