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  • present participle of climb.

climbing











NOUN
mountain climbing
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Everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs, exercising, or standing for extended periods can become increasingly difficult.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Inventory is climbing because the lock-in effect caused by old, ultracheap mortgages is fading.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

The park near Doncaster was closed over the weekend after reports of a man climbing down into the enclosure from a walkway on Saturday afternoon.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

As a video of the exchange showed, the number kept climbing: 240, 250, 260.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The climbing rose that my mother protected every winter had died.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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