English Explanatory Dictionary

climbing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
  2. Climb; ascent.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of climb
adj
  1. That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.

Pronunciation

/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-climbing.wav

Word forms

climbing climbings

Etymology

From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb + -ing.

Related words

bouldering

Derived words

anticlimbing board climbing climbing-boy climbing kiln climbing shoe climbing wall directory climbing free climbing hillclimbing ice climbng mixed climbing speed climbing stairclimbing superclimbing climbingly unclimbing American climbing fern climbing fern climbing fig climbing wattle Japanese climbing fern
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