caving

[key-ving]

noun

1. spelunking.

caving

/ ˈkeɪvɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport of climbing in and exploring caves

Other Word Forms

• caver noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of caving¹

First recorded in 1865–70; cave ( def. ) + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“This s— ain’t new. It’s worse. We’ll get to that. But you know, ABC, they are steady. ABC stands for ‘Always be caving.’

From Los Angeles Times

Dowd defended himself, saying he spoke before learning Kirk had been killed and accused the network of caving to a “right-wing media mob.”

From Salon

The consensus is that, like last time, Democrats will end up caving in the end.

From Salon

The union also rejected an order by the Canadian government to enter binding arbitration and return to work over the weekend, accusing it of "caving to corporate pressure".

From BBC

"I started caving when I was just 13 years old and I'm 71 years old now," he said.

From BBC