arching

4.1

Curving like the top of a bridge or door

adjective
/ˈɑːr.tʃɪŋ/

: curvado

The arching path through the garden was lined with flowering trees, creating a beautiful canopy.

He calls the play mortar kick right, which is a simply like a short high arching kick to the right side of the field.

Examples

Valley Forge has an upright, arching, broadly V-shaped branching structure with a full, dense canopy of leaves.

Academic text (1996)
The artist created a stunning sculpture with arching lines that resembled a graceful rainbow.
In our last garden, I had some big mint juleps and I loved them because they get these really big arching stems.
The bridge featured arching beams that supported its elegant design and provided stability.

Synonyms

arched

vsarching

4 3.2

Having a curved top like a bridge or window

is the general term for forming or resembling a curved top

arcuate

vsarching

1 9.8

Curved like the top of a bridge or window

is broader meaning any form that bends into a rounded shape

vaulted

vsarching

1 6.1

A roof or ceiling with a high curved shape like an arch

is used more generally for curved shapes beyond ceilings and roofs

arced

vsarching

5.7

Having a curved shape like a bridge or ceiling

is the broad term for making or resembling a curved shape

arciform

vsarching

9.9

Shaped like an arch

is the general idea of forming a bow shaped curve

coved

vsarching

Specialized

6.8

A curved surface where a wall meets the ceiling

is the general curved shape not limited to that junction

bowed

vsarching

5.3

Curved so they bend outward, like some legs

is about forming a curved top without implying a bend in the middle

Compounds

downward-arching

6.8

Curving down like a bow

How Curved

domed

11 3.8

arching

4.1

curved

6 1.0

bent

21 1.0

flat

797 1.0

Surface Forms

arching positive

Morphology

arching = arch (transparent) = arch + ing

The adjective is a straightforward participial form built from the verb 'arch' plus '-ing', and the meaning is directly recoverable from the base.

Etymology

Arching comes from the same old root as arc, which meant 'bow' or 'curve'. So something arching is curving like a bow or a rainbow, which is why we use it for bridges, branches, or window frames.