vaulting

¹

[ vawl-ting ]

noun

1. the act or process of constructing vaults. vault.
2. the structure forming a vault.
3. a vault, vaulted vault vaulted ceiling, etc., or such structures collectively.

vaulting

²

[ vawl-ting ]

adjective

1. leaping up or over.
2. used in vaulting:

   a vaulting pole.

3. excessive in ambition or presumption; overweening; high-flown:

   vaulting ambition;

   vaulting pride.

vaulting

¹

/ ˈvɔːltɪŋ /

noun

1. one or more vaults in a building or such structures considered collectively

vaulting

²

/ ˈvɔːltɪŋ /

adjective

1. excessively confident; overreaching; exaggerated

   vaulting arrogance

2. used to vault

   a vaulting pole

Word History and Origins

Origin of vaulting¹

First recorded in 1505–15; vault ¹ + -ing ¹

Origin of vaulting²

First recorded in 1525–35; vault ² + -ing ²

Example Sentences

“Wood vaulting” is being studied as a method of locking away the carbon collected in wood.

From NewsForKids.net

Afterward, the 27-year-old was asked if it was her last time vaulting in competition.

From Los Angeles Times

UW women’s track coach Maurica Powell said Amanda Moll “had a bad fall as a senior in high school and really had to kind of back away from vaulting for a little bit.”

From Seattle Times

A 16-2 stretch followed, vaulting the Mavericks to fifth in the West.

From Seattle Times

“I wish I was 3-D,” Particle scrawls at one point on the wall, but the show makes us believe that he is vaulting among us.

From Los Angeles Times