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caving

/ˈkeɪvɪŋ/

caving noun: the recreational sport of exploring caves. Also the present participle and gerund of cave.

Noun

caving (countable and uncountable, plural cavings)

  1. The recreational sport of exploring caves.
  2. An act of collapsing or caving in.
    • Likewise, some Turner Valley wells had to be abandoned because of repeated cavings.2005, Sandy Gow, Bonar Alexander Gow, Roughnecks, Rock Bits and Rigs, page 282

Also used as

caving is also the present participle and gerund of cave.

Forms of caving

pluralcavings

Phrases with caving

Words that rhyme with caving

Questions about caving

What does caving mean?
Caving means the recreational sport of exploring caves.
What part of speech is caving?
Caving is a noun.
How do you pronounce caving?
Caving is pronounced /ˈkeɪvɪŋ/.
What is the plural of caving?
The plural of caving is cavings.

Words near caving in the dictionary

  1. cavils
  2. cavimorph
  3. cavimorphs
  4. cavin
  5. Cavina
  6. caving
  7. caving in
  8. caving out
  9. cavings
  10. cavins
  11. Cavinte

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