bouldering

boul·der·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bohl-der-ing]
- /ˈboʊl dər ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bohl-der-ing]
- /ˈboʊl dər ɪŋ/

Definitions of bouldering word

noun bouldering rock climbing on large boulders or small outcrops either as practice or as a sport in its own right 3
noun bouldering pavement made with small boulders. 1
noun bouldering Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects. 0
verb bouldering present participle of boulder. 0

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Origin of bouldering

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

1875-80; boulder to pave with boulder(s) + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Bouldering

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bouldering

bouldering popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for bouldering

noun bouldering

rock climbing — the sport of climbing sheer rocky surfaces on the sides of mountains, often with the aid of special equipment.
alpinism — mountain climbing, especially in the Alps.
scaling — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.

All 3 Synonyms of bouldering