Meaning & use
cresting
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Reaching the highest point of a wave, hill, or process, or forming a crest.
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The runner was cresting the final hill as the crowd began to cheer.
Waves were cresting and breaking just offshore, perfect for surfing.
A note on using this word
Often used figuratively, as in "cresting prices" or "a cresting movement," to describe something reaching its peak before a decline.
Words with a similar meaning
peakingtopping
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Words with an opposite meaning
bottomingtroughing
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