reigning supreme
reigning supreme is the present participle and gerund of reign supreme.
Meaning of reign supreme
Verb
reign supreme (third-person singular simple present reigns supreme, present participle reigning supreme, simple past and past participle reigned supreme)
- To be the most important or most prevalent.
- During the month prior to writing this article I have made a series of journeys [...]. One was over a main line on which steam still reigns supreme on the principal trains and on which we had a fine run, fully up to the best standards of the locomotive class concerned.1961 July, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 401
Questions about reigning supreme
- What is reigning supreme the present participle and gerund of?
- Reigning supreme is the present participle and gerund of reign supreme.
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