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cresting

/krɛstɪŋ/ verb · British & US
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What does cresting mean?

verb

To form or be in the shape of a crest; to rise or form a crest, especially of a wave. To be at the highest point of a wave or a hill.

Example

"The surfers were cresting the waves as they rode towards the shore."

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