caving

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/ˈkeɪvɪŋ/

noun

The recreational sport of exploring caves.

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Meanings

nouncaving (countable and uncountable, plural cavings)

plural cavings

  1. countableuncountableThe recreational sport of exploring caves.
  2. countableuncountableAn act of collapsing or caving in.

    Likewise, some Turner Valley wells had to be abandoned because of repeated cavings.

    2005, Sandy Gow, Bonar Alexander Gow, Roughnecks, Rock Bits and Rigs, page 282
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cave

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
cave divingspelunking

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with caving

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Cite this entry
APA

caving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caving

MLA

“caving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caving.

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