# queening

Pronunciation: say "KWEEN-ing" /ˈkwiːnɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of queen. — present participle and gerund of queen
   - Simple: Present participle of queen. Use this -ing form for the action happening right now.
   - _By queening his passed pawn, he forced an immediate resignation._
   - _Queening it over the rest of the cast, the lead actor demanded constant attention._

## Noun

2. In chess, the promotion of a pawn to a queen.
   - Simple: In chess, turning a pawn into a queen after it reaches the far side of the board.
   - _Queening at the eighth rank gave her an overwhelming material advantage._
   - _The whole plan depended on queening before his opponent could promote._
3. A sexual practice in which one partner sits on another's face.
   - Simple: A sexual act in which one person sits on another person's face.
   - _After reading about it, the couple decided to try queening for the first time._
   - _For some partners, queening becomes a regular part of their intimate life._
4. Any of several distinct varieties of apple.
   - Simple: Any of several kinds of apple.
   - _The grower prized his queenings for their sharp, sweet flavor._
   - _She found a single queening still clinging to the bare branch._

## Origin

This apple name comes from Middle English 'quenynges', apparently from 'quene' (queen), though the origin is not completely certain.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/queening (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).