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arching

arching adjective: hogging, as opposed to sagging. Also the present participle and gerund of arch.

Adjective

arching (not comparable)

  1. Hogging, as opposed to sagging.
  2. Forming an arch.

Noun

arching (plural archings)

  1. The arched part of a structure.

Also used as

arching is also the present participle and gerund of arch.

Forms of arching

pluralarchings

Words formed from arching

Questions about arching

What does arching mean?
Arching means hogging, as opposed to sagging.
What part of speech is arching?
Arching can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near arching in the dictionary

  1. archinacellid
  2. archinacellids
  3. archine
  4. archinephric
  5. archines
  6. arching
  7. archings
  8. archins
  9. archip.
  10. archipallia
  11. archipallial

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