Meaning & use
Queening
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In chess, the promotion of a pawn to a queen upon reaching the opponent's back rank.
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Queening his last pawn turned a losing endgame into a decisive win.
Beginners often overlook the chance of queening a passed pawn late in the game.
A note on using this word
In beekeeping, 'queening' also refers to introducing a new queen bee into a hive to replace or establish a colony's leader.
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2. verb
Introducing a new queen bee into a beehive.
The beekeeper spent the afternoon queening the hive after the old queen died.
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