climbing

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aɪmɪŋ === Noun === climbing (usually uncountable, plural climbings) (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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === climbing present participle and gerund of climb ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === climbing (not comparable) (botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === bouldering === Further reading === climbing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Middle English == === Noun === climbing alternative form of clymbynge