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mountaineering

/ˌmaʊntənˈɪrɪŋ/ /ˌmaʊntnˈɪrɪŋ/

Meanings
noun
The sport of climbing mountains.

Examples :

"My brother enjoys mountaineering; he spends his weekends scaling challenging peaks. "
sport action nature geography

Related Words

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his pronoun

/ˈhɪz/ /ˈhɘz/

Honorific alternative letter-case form of his, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.

"The school principal, a respected figure, announced that his decision was final. "

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sport noun

/spɔːt/ /spɔɹt/

Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

"Soccer is a popular sport played by many children at recess. "

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spends noun

/spɛndz/

Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.

"I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month."

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peaks noun

/piːks/

A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.

"The snow clung to the peaks of the mountain range. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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mountains noun

/ˈmaʊntn̩z/

An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.

"We spent the weekend hiking in the mountains."

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brother noun

/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðə(ɹ)/ /ˈbɹʌðɚ/

Son of the same parents as another person.

"My brother and I both attend the same high school. "

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climbing verb

/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/

To ascend; rise; to go up.

"Prices climbed steeply."

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weekends noun

/ˈwiːkendz/ /ˌwiːˈendz/

The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday.

"Many people relax and enjoy their free time on weekends. "

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enjoys verb

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪz/

To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something

"Enjoy your holidays!   I enjoy dancing."

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challenging verb

/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.

"We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."

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scaling verb

/ˈskeɪlɪŋ/

To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.

"We should scale that up by a factor of 10."