climbing
/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/ noun, adjective
Also a form of climb
Forms climbings
- noun (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.”
- noun (countable) Climb; ascent.
- adjective (botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb + -ing.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “climbing”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details