vaulting adjective 3noun 3forms 3 adjective3 •Leaning upward or over. •(figurative) Exaggerated or overreaching.Vaulting ambition. •Performing. noun3 •A vaulted structure; such structures treated as a group.Spreading over the high vaultings and walls, the traditional scenes from the life of Christ are depicted on an immense scale. — 1928 •The practice of constructing vaults, or a particular method of such construction. •The sport of gymnastics and dance routines performed on horseback, and on the longe line. formsvaultings · more vaulting · most vaulting