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  • verb Present participle of arc.

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Examples

  • I really despise that lettering, I'm not a fan of that arch type of text (not arch as in "arcing" - that might work - but as in "made to look like an arch" ugh).

    MVN 2008

  • The attacking student, garbed in traditional Japanese clothes, regains his posture and repeats the movement, the sword arcing above his head and swinging back around again.

    Archive 2007-04-01 2007

  • The attacking student, garbed in traditional Japanese clothes, regains his posture and repeats the movement, the sword arcing above his head and swinging back around again.

    Live by the sword; In kenjutsu, the ancient art of Japanese swordsmanship is taught 2007

  • Without warning, he struck at Kory, the sword arcing down towards him.

    Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows Lackey, Mercedes 1990

  • Conan leaped back as he recovered from the killing stroke, his broadsword arcing down barely in time to block Abdul's thrust at his side.

    Conan The Victorious Jordan, Robert 1984

  • Silently, with a prayer to Bel, god of thieves, the Cimmerian sprang toward the closer S'tarra, his sword arcing down for where he hoped the pike was.

    Conan The Invincible Jordan, Robert 1982

  • It is to be used on the 145 million homes in USA and Canada in need of protection from the effects of arcing, which is recognized to be the primary cause of electrical fires.

    unknown title 2011

  • When a person approaches, she or he disrupts the electromagnetic field causing arcing, which is when electricity jumps across space to make a connection ...

    Cool Hunting 2009

  • So, as I turn about to go back into the house, I notice sparks and "arcing" from the power pole, near its top.

    Oy! A Scary Day! Jan 2008

  • So, as I turn about to go back into the house, I notice sparks and "arcing" from the power pole, near its top.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Jan 2008

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