climbing
- present participle of climb.
Example Sentences
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In the spring, the icefall doctors had finally managed to open the Khumbu Icefall section, after a massive overhanging glacial chunk, called a serac, blocked the path for much of the early climbing season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Brown tree snakes have driven many of Guam's native forest birds to local extinction, and they cause hundreds of power outages each year by climbing utility poles and electrical equipment.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Los Angeles police officers responded to the bridge at about 8 a.m. after the man was spotted climbing the bridge, said Officer Charles Miller with the Los Angeles Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Long-term real rates, as measured by the Treasury Inflation-Indexed Long-Term Average Yield, are about 2.9% and have been steadily climbing with long-term nominal rates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
All they knew was that they were climbing.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
