arch
are arching
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present progressiveof arch.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Even veterans of the theme park industry are arching their eyebrows.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2011
Now are arching the triplets to the great, thrilling song, beginning in C minor, and then the octaves, in contrary motion, split wide asunder the very earth.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by James Huneker
There are valleys in its length, and winding, wooded stretches, kindly places; and there are arching alders along the way to provide a seclusion yet more tender.
From The Cruise of the Shining Light by Norman Duncan
The shoots are arching, and the waxy Lily-of-the-Valley-like flowers are suspended from the undersides in considerable numbers.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook
