"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
    Sense id: en-caving-en-noun-54I6cZRA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 42
  2. An act of collapsing or caving in. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-caving-en-noun-caX4hbxf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 42

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: 24 28 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 44 42 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 18 34 48

Inflected forms

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