upreaching

/ʌpˈriːtʃɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of upreach: reaching upward or extending to a higher point.
    • The cat was upreaching for the dangling toy.
    • The climber kept upreaching for the next handhold.
    • They spent the afternoon upreaching to pick apples from the high branches.
adjective
  1. Extending or stretching upward.
    • The upreaching vines covered the old stone wall.
    • The upreaching branches of the oak tree shaded the yard.
    • She admired the upreaching spires of the cathedral.
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