climbing
IPA: kɫˈaɪmɪŋ
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.
- (countable) Climb; ascent.
adjective
- (botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
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Examples of "climbing" in Sentences
- Smith veered to the east and began climbing the hill.
- He was a mountaineer who specializes in winter climbing.
- The mountain is the site of the first fatal climbing accident in Canada.
- The valley is the departure point for mountain climbing in the Eastern Kaiser.