# vaulting

Pronunciation: US say "VAHLT-ing" /ˈvɑltɪŋ/; say "VOLT-ing" UK /ˈvɒltɪŋ/, AUS /ˈvɔltɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of vault. — present participle and gerund of vault
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of vault. Use it after "is" or "are," or to talk about doing the action.
   - _Vaulting the gate, he sprinted across the pasture toward the barn._
   - _The masons spent two summers vaulting the nave in stone._

## Adjective

2. Exaggerated, or bold to the point of reaching beyond what is sensible.
   - Simple: Much too big or too bold, going further than makes sense.
   - _Her vaulting ambition carried her from the mailroom to the boardroom, and then into a scandal._
   - _The founders spoke with a vaulting confidence that their sales figures never justified._
6. Rising upward or arching over something, like a vault.
   - Simple: Going up high or curving over the top of something.
   - _Vaulting elms met high above the lane, turning it into a green tunnel._
   - _Light poured through the vaulting glass roof of the conservatory._

## Noun

3. A vaulted structure, or vaulted structures taken together as a whole.
   - Simple: An arched ceiling or roof, or a group of them seen together.
   - _Fan vaulting spreads across the chapel ceiling like the ribs of an open fan._
   - _Restorers cleaned centuries of soot from the vaultings above the nave._
4. The craft of building vaults, or a particular method of building them.
   - Simple: The work of building arched ceilings, or one special way of doing it.
   - _The guild guarded its secrets of vaulting as carefully as its accounts._
   - _The architect chose a method of vaulting that laid thin clay tiles in several layers._
5. The sport of performing gymnastic and dance routines on the back of a horse that circles on a longe line.
   - Simple: A sport where people do gymnastics and dance on the back of a horse that goes around in a circle.
   - _The vaulting team rehearsed their routine while the horse cantered on the longe line._
   - _Vaulting demands the balance of a gymnast and the calm of an experienced rider._

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