climbing

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/

Noun

climbing (uncountable)

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

• French: escalade
• German: Klettern
• Spanish: escalada

Verb

1. present participle of climb#English|climb

Adjective

climbing (not comparable)

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

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