climbing

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climbing

/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/ US

Rhymes with -aɪmɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun climbings

uncountable, usually 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.
countable, usually Climb; ascent.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of climb

adjective

not comparable, of a plant That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ascending, mounting, scandent, mountaineering, escalade, hiking, soaring, boarding, climber, riding, scaling, ascent, rising, rise, spiralling, mount

Translations

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noun the sport of climbing

Español	escalada
Français	escalade
Deutsch	Klettern, Kletterei
Italiano	arrampicata
Ελληνικά	αναρρίχηση anarríchisi
Română	cățărare

adj plant that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface

中文	攀緣 /攀缘 pānyuán

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@misc{climbing_2026,
  title = {climbing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/climbing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}