Meanings
plural climbings
- uncountableusuallyThe 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.
- countableusuallyClimb; ascent.
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of climb
- not comparablebiologyThat climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishclymbyng
- Englishclimbing
From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb + -ing.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian катерене, катерене
- катерене (katerene)the sport of climbing
- катерене (katerene)climbs; ascents
- увивен (uviven)plant that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface
- пълзящ (pălzjašt)plant that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface
- катерлив (katerliv)plant that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface
Chinese Mandarin 攀緣 /攀缘
- 攀緣 /攀缘 (pānyuán)plant that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface
Dutch klimmen, klimsport
- klimmenthe sport of climbing
- klimsportthe sport of climbing
Finnish kiipeily
- kiipeilythe sport of climbing
French escalade
- escaladethe sport of climbing
German Klettern, Kletterei
- Kletternthe sport of climbing
- Klettereithe sport of climbing
Greek αναρρίχηση
- αναρρίχηση (anarríchisi)the sport of climbing
Italian arrampicata
- arrampicatathe sport of climbing
Romanian cățărare
- cățărarethe sport of climbing
Slovak šplh
- šplhthe sport of climbing
Spanish escalada
- escaladathe sport of climbing
Swedish klättring
- klättringthe sport of climbing
Turkish tırmanma
- tırmanmathe sport of climbing
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with climbing
All rhymes →Cite this entry
climbing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing
“climbing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “climbing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/climbing.
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