caving

[ key-ving ]

noun

1. spelunking.

caving

/ ˈkeɪvɪŋ /

noun

1. the sport of climbing in and exploring caves

Derived Forms

• ˈcaver, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of caving¹

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

Example Sentences

The researchers led by Northwestern University's Nick Kaaz, a graduate student in astronomy, used computer simulations to determine that the black hole causes rotations which warp the accretion disk in such a way that the gas actually starts caving in on itself.

From Salon

Everything was upside down and moving in slow motion, like the world was caving in.

From BBC

A specialist caving search and rescue diving team has arrived from Rome, hoping to "achieve results" either during the night or by tomorrow morning at the latest, he said.

From BBC

The overall arc of the 24 days between Biden’s disastrous June debate and his announcement that he’d exit the race made me recall a line Pelosi told a group of reporters at a roundtable in 2019, just after she’d forced then-President Donald Trump into caving on a lengthy government shutdown.

From Slate

They’ll say that Harris revealed her true colors by caving to the left’s demands.

From Slate