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Clambering vs Climbing - What's the difference?

clambering | climbing |

As verbs the difference between clambering and climbing

is that clambering is while climbing is .

As nouns the difference between clambering and climbing

is that clambering is the act of one who clambers while climbing is (uncountable) the sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.

As an adjective climbing is

(botany|of a plant) that climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.

clambering

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who clambers.
  • * (Charles Fort), New Lands
    • It was his hope that he should find something of archieologic compensation for his clamberings . He found Noah's Ark.

    climbing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia climbing) (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
  • (countable) Climb; ascent.

    • See also

    * bouldering

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.