"cresting" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹɛstɪŋ/ Forms: crestings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cresting (plural crestings)
  1. (architecture) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof. Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-cresting-en-noun-~2SYUZyF Topics: architecture

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɹɛstɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} cresting
  1. present participle and gerund of crest Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: crest
    Sense id: en-cresting-en-verb-O7lBayOQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90

Inflected forms

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