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arching

American  
[ahr-ching] / ˈɑr tʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. arched arched work or formation.


Other Word Forms

  • unarching adjective

Etymology

Origin of arching

First recorded in 1670–80; arch 1 + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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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

Rainmaker Hall is the central meeting space, created inside an old hangar that was once a sweatshop with high, arching beams.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2023

Today he’s carefully beginning the process of refining the arching of his violin.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

The bridge, that is, arching slow and high into space, between silence and nothingness where lights—yellow and red and green—trembled in the clear air, repeating themselves.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner