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bouldering

bouldering noun: climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects. Also the present participle and gerund of boulder.

Noun

bouldering (uncountable)

  1. Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.

Also used as

bouldering is also the present participle and gerund of boulder.

Words formed from bouldering

Phrases with bouldering

Questions about bouldering

What does bouldering mean?
Bouldering means climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
What part of speech is bouldering?
Bouldering is a noun.

Words near bouldering in the dictionary

  1. boulder opals
  2. boulderable
  3. bouldered
  4. boulderer
  5. boulderers
  6. bouldering
  7. bouldering mat
  8. bouldering mats
  9. Boulderite
  10. Boulderites
  11. boulderless

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