'Cresting' definitions:

Definition of 'Cresting'

From: GCIDE
  • Crest \Crest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crested; p. pr. & vb. n. Cresting.]
  • 1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for. [1913 Webster]
  • His legs bestrid the ocean, his reared arm Crested the world. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Mid groves of clouds that crest the mountain's brow. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like, waving plumes. [1913 Webster]
  • Like as the shining sky in summer's night, . . . Is crested with lines of fiery light. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Cresting'

From: GCIDE
  • Cresting \Crest"ing\, n. (Arch.) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof. [1913 Webster]