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10 Language-to-English DictionariesQueening
/ˈkwiː.nɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In chess, the act or process of promoting a pawn to a queen when it reaches the furthest rank.
"His strategic pawn push resulted in successful queening on the eighth rank." - 2
In LGBTQ+ and drag culture, the act, performance, or crowning achievement of embodying royal feminine excellence and power.
"The drag pageant was a stunning display of fierce runway queening."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'queen', originating from Old English 'cwēn' meaning woman, wife, or queen, combined with the present participle suffix '-ing'. Historically developed in chess terminology to describe the promotion of a pawn to a queen, and later adopted into other cultural and linguistic contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Queening" is said worldwide
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dame
Transliteration: dam
"La promotion d'un pion en dame est un coup décisif."
Dameumwandlung
Transliteration: DA-meh-oom-vand-loong
"Die Dameumwandlung brachte ihm den Sieg im Schachspiel."
promozione a donna
Transliteration: pro-mo-tzi-o-ne a don-na
"La promozione a donna ha salvato la sua partita."
coronación
Transliteration: ko-ro-na-thyon
"La coronación del peón decidió el final de la partida."
promoção
Transliteration: pro-mo-sãw
"A promoção do peão a dama foi o lance crucial."
रानी बनाना
Transliteration: rani banana
"शतरंज में प्यादे को रानी बनाना एक महत्वपूर्ण चाल है।"
兵升变
Transliteration: bīng shēng biàn
"这次兵升变帮助他赢得了棋局。"
퀸 승진
Transliteration: kwin seung-jin
"폰의 퀸 승진이 체스 게임의 판도를 바꿨습니다."
クイーン昇格
Transliteration: kuīn shōkaku
"ポーンのクイーン昇格により形勢が逆転した。"
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