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is cantilevering

  • present progressive
    of cantilever (3rd person singular).
    cantilever
    noun
    any rigid structural member projecting from a vertical support, especially one in which the projection is great in relation to the depth, so that the upper part is in tension and the lower part in compression.

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“His body is cantilevering, but he’s fortunate at one point to get his left foot on the ground to brace against the momentum of the football striking his hand.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2014