Climbing definition

(countable) Climb; ascent.
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(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.
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Present participle of climb.
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(botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
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Noun

Singular:
climbing
Plural:
climbings

Climbing Sentence Examples

  • She turned and began climbing the stairs.

  • I could have you climbing before the sun sets.

  • Climbing the unfinished stairs she opened the door to the new room and looked around.

  • In spite of such worldly concerns I barely remember climbing beneath the covers sleep came so quickly.

  • His sole venture at the end of a rope was the prior winter in Ouray's ice climbing park, under even more tenuous circumstances.

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