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climbing the ladder

climbing the ladder is the present participle and gerund of climb the ladder.

Meaning of climb the ladder

Verb

climb the ladder (third-person singular simple present climbs the ladder, present participle climbing the ladder, simple past and past participle climbed the ladder)

  1. (idiomatic) To advance one's career, social status, or position in life or a situation.

Questions about climbing the ladder

What is climbing the ladder the present participle and gerund of?
Climbing the ladder is the present participle and gerund of climb the ladder.

Words near climbing the ladder in the dictionary

  1. climbing perch
  2. climbing shoe
  3. climbing shoes
  4. climbing skin
  5. climbing skins
  6. climbing the ladder
  7. climbing the walls
  8. climbing up
  9. climbing up the ladder
  10. climbing wall
  11. climbing walls

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