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caving

[key-ving]

caving

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. the sport of climbing in and exploring caves

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˈ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of caving1

First recorded in 1865–70; cave ( def. ) + -ing 1
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Example Sentences

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Such a move carries the risk of benefiting the network and its pro-MAGA brand; fighting Newsom instead of caving, as in the Dominion case, could turn into a crusade on the right.

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They noted scorching around the entrances but also the relative lack of damage to the adjacent concrete and the fact that there wasn't visible caving in of the earth above the entrances.

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"The whole time all we could hear was the sound of our ceilings and our roofs caving in behind us."

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He accused them of abandoning free speech, caving in to political correctness and losing touch with their citizens on issues like migration and national identity.

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But it "stunned and dismayed many members of the faculty" who viewed it as caving to Trump, per The Times.

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