spelunk
To explore cavesTo explore caves.
Recorded US: Sylvanmoon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Tom found dragon eggs while spelunking.
Tom fand bei einer Höhlenerkundung Dracheneier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том нашёл яйца дракона во время исследования пещер. — odexed
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2 languagesBy meaning 1
Examples
4 sentencesTom found dragon eggs while spelunking.
ruТом нашёл яйца дракона во время исследования пещер. — odexed
deTom fand bei einer Höhlenerkundung Dracheneier. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Have you ever gone spelunking before?
Tom and Mary went spelunking.
deTom und Mary sind auf Höhlenerkundung gegangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Meaning
2 sensesTo explore caves.
иссле́довать пещерыisslédovatʹ peščery, занима́ться спелеологиейzanimátʹsja speleologijej
explore natural caves
To explore a system in depth.
Origin
U.S., 1940s. Back-formation from spelunker.U.S., 1940s. Back-formation from spelunker.
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Forms
spelunks, spelunking, spelunked, spelunkedTenses
spelunk · spelunked · will spelunk · have spelunkedSynonyms
1 synonyms- explore natural caves:cave
Word family
1 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.