n. | 1. | (Hort.) The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into another, without cutting it from the parent stock; - called, also, inarching and grafting by approach. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: approach |
2. | approaching - the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter" | |
3. | approaching - the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese" | |
Adj. | 1. | approaching - of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" |