climbing

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪmɪŋ

Noun

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.

   The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier.

2. (countable) Climb; ascent.

Translations

the sport of climbing

• French: escalade (fr) f
• German: Klettern n
• Greek: αναρρίχηση (el) f (anarríchisi)
• Romanian: cățărare f
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• Slovak: šplh m
• Spanish: escalada (es)
• Swedish: klättring (sv) c

climbs; ascents

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• German: ^{(please verify)} Kletterei (de) f
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• Irish: ^{(please verify)} dreapadóireacht f

See also

• bouldering

Further reading

• climbing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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.

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Middle English

Noun

climbing

1. Alternative form of clymbyng