climbing

Meanings

Plural: climbings

Noun

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
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.
Climb; ascent.

Verb

go upward with gradual or continuous progress
move with difficulty, by grasping
go up or advance
- "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
slope upward
improve one's social status
increase in value or to a higher point
present participle and gerund of climb

Adj

That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English clymbyng; equivalent to climb + -ing.

Synonyms

climb, climb up, go up, mount, mounting, rise, wax

Antonyms

wane

Scrabble Score: 15

climbing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
climbing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
climbing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

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