adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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US:/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/
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rhymes with -aɪmɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:K L AY1 M IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Climb; ascent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of climb
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: climb, mounting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rise, rising, ascent, ascension
History
Etymology
From Middle English clymbyng, clymbynge; equivalent to climb + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
увивен
(uviven)
— plant that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface
Bulgarian:
пълзящ
(pǎlzjašt)
— plant that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface
Bulgarian:
катерлив
(katerliv)
— plant that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface
Chinese Mandarin:
攀緣 /攀缘
(pānyuán)
— plant that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface
Bulgarian:
катерене
(katerene)
— the sport of climbing
Dutch:
klimmen
— the sport of climbing
Dutch:
klimsport
— the sport of climbing
Finnish:
kiipeily
— the sport of climbing
French:
escalade
— the sport of climbing
German:
Klettern
— the sport of climbing
German:
Kletterei
— the sport of climbing
Greek:
αναρρίχηση
(anarríchisi)
— the sport of climbing