climbing

noun

(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.

adjective

(botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.

Synonyms for climbing

ascentn scandentadj acclivitousadj ascendingn escaladen mountingn descendingadj uphilladj soaringn risen

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