rock-climbing
rock-climbing is the alternative form of rock climbing.
rock-climbing is the present participle and gerund of rock-climb.
Meaning of rock climbing
Noun
rock climbing (uncountable)
- The sport of the sport of climbing on rocks or in mountains, or on specially designed walls inside or outdoors.
- James never cared much for the sea-side, but developed a passionate love for the Westmoreland mountains, getting to know most of them as an energetic fell walker, preferring this to rock climbing.1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 128
Meaning of rock-climb
Verb
rock-climb (third-person singular simple present rock-climbs, present participle rock-climbing, simple past and past participle rock-climbed)
- To practice rock climbing.
Questions about rock-climbing
- What is rock-climbing the alternative form of?
- Rock-climbing is the alternative form of rock climbing.
Words near rock-climbing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rock-climbing (page history and authors); rock climbing (page history and authors); rock-climb (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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