cresting

[kres-ting]

noun

1. Architecture.,  a decorative coping, balustrade, etc., usually designed to give an interesting skyline.

2. Furniture.,  ornamentation either carved or sawed in the top rail of a piece or else added to it.

3. a system of ornamental ridges or flutes on a piece of plate armor.

cresting

/ ˈkrɛstɪŋ /

noun

1. an ornamental ridge along the top of a roof, wall, etc

2. carpentry a shaped decorative toprail or horizontal carved ornament surmounting a chair, mirror, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of cresting¹

First recorded in 1865–70; crest + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The trophy features many nods from the 60-year-old musician, including a hand-drawn “cresting wave” illustration and an arrow and mod symbol — an allusion to Vedder’s tribute to the Who on his personal guitar.

From Los Angeles Times

So what we’re witnessing is a colossal public policy failure, and it’s not as if the age wave — cresting for decades — could have come as a surprise.

From Los Angeles Times

They currently have all 10 songs from “Arcadia” on the latter chart, with “Caramel” cresting at 34.

From Los Angeles Times

Given the cresting age wave, the number is expected to roughly double in the next 35 years.

From Los Angeles Times

In further clips, that small cloud gets darker and flames can later be seen cresting over the hilltop.

From BBC