reaching

About 21.42 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of reach
2. noun The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
3. noun Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.

Similar words

stretch arrival meet achievement achieve achieving pursuing attainment approaching coming

Often followed by

the a out for to its and an their