Climbings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The action of ascending to a higher position or level using hands and feet
2. A sport or activity involving scaling rock walls or similar surfaces for recreation or competition
3. The process of rising gradually or steadily, often in a physical or metaphorical context

Etymology: "Climbings" is the plural of "climbing", which is itself a noun formed from the verb "climb" and the suffix "-ing". The verb "climb" came into Middle English from Old English "climban", and the Middle English noun "clymbyng" (or "clymbynge") was built on it in the same way English has always turned verbs into nouns by adding "-ing". The plural form simply counts separate instances of that activity, as in several ascents or repeated bouts of rising.

Synonyms: ascents, scrambles, scalings, mountaineering, clambers

Antonyms: descents