climbing
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 21
- Letters
- 8
/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/
(US)
Definition of climbing
4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(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.”
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noun
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(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.”
- (countable, usually)Climb; ascent.
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of climb
adj
- (not-comparable)That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
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Etymology
From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb + -ing.
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5 wordsHooks
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