• (n.) Any one of several kinds of apples, as summer queening, scarlet queening, and early queening. An apple called the queening was cultivated in England two hundred years ago. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Queen
Giving birth to kittens.
Queen'ing noun [ See Queen apple .] (Botany) Any one of several kinds of apples, as summer queening , scarlet queening , and early queening . An apple called the queening was cultivated in England two hundred years ago. 
The birthing process (parturition) in a cat.
promotion (def. 6).