- present participle of arch.
arching
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To enter the painting, we must either scale the long, arching slopes of Rembrandt’s broad torso or, by a leap of faith, dive into the inky blackness of his midsection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
A map of the routes with arrows arching across the country gave the operation its arachnid moniker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Tuesday’s home run, hit on an arching line to the left-center-field bullpen, served as a long-awaited first example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
The 15-second clip shows vehicles driving over an arching bridge lit up at night.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
He was a boy around Owen’s age, with light-brown skin, black hair, and arching eyebrows that made him look continually skeptical.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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