Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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.

    Klettern, Kletterei

  2. (countable, usually)Climb; ascent.

More definitions
  • an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

Translations

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By meaning 1
the sport of climbing:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: climbings
Singularclimbing
Pluralclimbings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.):climbmounting

Word family

14 related words

See also

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