- present participle of climb.
climbing
Example Sentences
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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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