"caving" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkeɪvɪŋ/ Forms: cavings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} caving (countable and uncountable, plural cavings)
  1. The recreational sport of exploring caves. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Caving
    Sense id: en-caving-en-noun-54I6cZRA Disambiguation of Caving: 18 41 41
  2. An act of collapsing or caving in. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Caving
    Sense id: en-caving-en-noun-caX4hbxf Disambiguation of Caving: 18 41 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 82 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 80 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 81 15

Verb

IPA: /ˈkeɪvɪŋ/
Rhymes: -eɪvɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} caving
  1. present participle and gerund of cave Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: cave Categories (topical): Caving Related terms: speleology, potholing
    Sense id: en-caving-en-verb-4FUxnsnw Disambiguation of Caving: 18 41 41

Inflected forms

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