boulder
To engage in boulderingTo engage in bouldering.
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» There was a large boulder blocking the road.
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1 sensesTo engage in bouldering.
Examples
41 sentencesThere was a large boulder blocking the road.
Tom sat alone on a boulder.
deTom saß allein auf einem Stein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom sat on the large boulder.
The boulder rolled down the hill.
Ziri tried to push the boulder.
Origin
From late Middle English bulder, short for Middle English bulder ston (“a stone that's beeFrom late Middle English bulder, short for Middle English bulder ston (“a stone that's been worn into a round shape, boulder, cobblestone”), possibly from Old Swedish *buldersten, itself possibly from Old Swedish bulder (“rumble, noise”) + sten (“stone”); whence dialectal Swedish bullersten (“large stone in a stream, causing water to roar around it”). The first element may alternatively be allied to Old Swedish bulle, bolle (“round drinking vessel, tumbler”), from Old Norse bolli, related to Old English bolla (“round object, bowl”), see English bowl.
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Forms
boulders, bouldering, bouldered, boulderedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.