climbing

/klaɪmɪŋ/
/ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
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Other forms: climbings

Definitions of climbing
  1. noun
    an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
    synonyms: climb, mounting
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    type of:
    ascension, ascent, rise, rising
    a movement upward
  2. noun
    a sport or hobby of going up on mountains or steep rocks
Pronunciation
US
/klaɪmɪŋ/
UK
/ˈklaɪmɪŋ/
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