1. present participle of sky; hitting or kicking a ball very high into the air
Usage: sports

1. the action of hitting or kicking a ball high into the air
Usage: sports
2. the practice of hanging paintings very high on gallery walls
Usage: art

Examples

• The quarterback was skying the ball over the receivers’ heads.
• His skying of the punt gave the coverage team time to get downfield.
• The golfer kept skying his drives instead of hitting them straight.
• The tennis player was skying every return shot.
• The museum’s skying of smaller works made them difficult to see.
• Critics complained about the gallery’s skying of important paintings.