"abseiling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: abseilings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} abseiling (countable and uncountable, plural abseilings)
  1. The process or act of abseiling. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-abseiling-en-noun-qbJwnLo~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} abseiling
  1. present participle and gerund of abseil Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: abseil
    Sense id: en-abseiling-en-verb-xp9PrrGm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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