climbing

climbing

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪmɪŋ

Noun

climbing (usually uncountable, plural climbings)

1. (uncountable) 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. (countable) Climb; ascent.

Translations

the sport of climbing

French: escalade (fr) f German: Klettern n Greek: αναρρίχηση (el) f (anarríchisi) Romanian: cățărare f

Slovak: šplh m Spanish: escalada (es) Swedish: klättring (sv) c

climbs; ascents

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German: (please verify) Kletterei (de) f

Irish: (please verify) dreapadóireacht f

See also

• bouldering

Further reading

• climbing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

climbing

1. present participle of climb

Adjective

climbing (not comparable)

1. (botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.

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Middle English

Noun

climbing

1. Alternative form of clymbyng