climbing
nounverbadjectivecommon in dialogue
- United States//ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ//
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.
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.
The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier.
- 2
Climb; ascent.
Etymology
From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of climbpresent participle and gerund of climb
adjective
- 1
That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
Forms
- plural
- climbings
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