English Online Dictionary. What means climbing? What does climbing mean?
English
Etymology
From Middle English clymbyng; equivalent to climb + -ing.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -aɪmɪŋ
Noun
climbing (usually uncountable, plural climbings)
- (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.
- (countable) Climb; ascent.
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Translations
Verb
climbing
- present participle and gerund of climb
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Adjective
climbing (not comparable)
- (botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
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See also
- bouldering
Further reading
- climbing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Middle English
Noun
climbing
- Alternative form of clymbyng