Synonyms of arcing

arcing

verb

present participle of arc

as in curving

to turn away from a straight line or course

the ball arced toward the batter and nearly hit him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curving
• arching
• sweeping
• winding
• bowing
• bending
• rounding
• trending
• falling off
• swerving
• turning
• hooking
• looping
• curling
• wheeling
• crooking
• circling
• spiraling
• coiling
• twisting
• veering
• deviating
• curlicuing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of arcing

With MacIver well off her line, Gutierres bent an arcing shot into the net from 40 yards out on the right side. — ABC News, 13 Sep. 2026

From there, Zheng used her lofted forehand and backhand to pin Keys back, taking her toes off the baseline and asking her to either build points over the course of several shots, or take arcing balls on the rise, a decision heavy with risk. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Government fire investigators said the fire, which killed 19 people and destroyed thousands of homes in Altadena, was caused by electrical arcing on Edison’s out-of-service transmission line in Eaton Canyon. — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

For example, in August 14 satellite photos, rows of dots appear arcing around the coast of Oman through the strait of Hormuz. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Totality also brought glimpses of pinkish-red prominences—fountains of plasma arcing above the sun’s surface, dancing at the moon’s edge. — Claire Cameron & Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

According to the investigative report, video evidence showed two electrical arcing events occurring in quick succession on an out-of-service transmission line. — James Ward, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2026

The company said one example is electrical arcing inside etching chambers, which can damage semiconductor wafers. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

The glowing ribbon of the Milky Way tumbles directly through this cosmic triangle before arcing towards the southern horizon, though its diffuse light will be hidden behind a veil of moonlight on the night of the full moon. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 2 July 2026