Climbing

/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:21 pts8 letters

Definition of Climbing

verb

To ascend; rise; to go up.
"Prices climbed steeply."
To mount; to move upwards on.
"Climbing a tree"
To scale; to get to the top of something.
To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
To practise the sport of climbing

noun

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.
"The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier."
Climb; ascent.

adjective

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

Anagrams of Climbing

Words You Can Make

31 words can be made from the letters in "climbing":

7-LETTER WORDS

6-LETTER WORDS

limbic liming limnic

5-LETTER WORDS

blini climb cling icing limbi nimbi

4-LETTER WORDS

blin glib glim limb limn ling mini

3-LETTER WORDS

big bin cig gib gin lib lin mib mic mig mil nib nil nim

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

scale

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