Climbing

8 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of climb, meaning going up or ascending, especially by using hands and feet. Increasing in value or amount.

“They spent the weekend climbing in the Lake District.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/

Syllables

climb·ing

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Synonyms

ascendingscalingmounting rising

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Wordle

Contains 'climb' with '-ing' ending; silent 'b'

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Scrabble

Worth 14 points; good word with 'mb' combination

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Shorter words formed from the letters in “climbing”.

bilic bilin blini climb cling gibli gilim icing limbi nimbi bing bini blin clin glib glim icbm incl mini

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