noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several kinds of apple. countable
2. 2
   The promotion of a pawn to a queen. countable, uncountable

   "Over 1,200 games were examined in detail and 89 queenings were identified in 70 games."

3. 3
   The sexual practice of facesitting. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of queen form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

facesittingfacesitting

Example

More examples

"Over 1,200 games were examined in detail and 89 queenings were identified in 70 games."

Etymology

(apple): From Middle English quenynges pl, from quene (“queen”) but not completely certain.

Related phrases

early queeningqueening squarequeening stoolscarlet queeningsummer queening

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