climbing

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪmɪŋ

Noun

Wikipedia climbing (usually uncountable; plural climbings)

1. (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.
2. (countable) Climb; ascent.

Translations

the sport of climbing

• French: escalade (fr) f
• German: Klettern (de) n

• Spanish: escalada (es)
• Swedish: klättring (sv) c

climbs; ascents

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• German: Kletterei f

See also

• bouldering

Verb

climbing

1. Present participle of climb.

Adjective

climbing (not comparable)

1. (botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.