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caving

[ key-ving ]

caving

/ ˈkeɪvɪŋ /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈcaver, 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

On the other hand, we might find abandoning Ukraine and caving to Russia has a far steeper cost — one that will be impossible for us to forget.

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.

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Speaking in the Commons, Ms Rayner cited it as an example of the Conservatives “caving in to anti-growth backbenchers” and putting "party before country".

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On day three of the GOP convention, The Bulwark crew described the evening’s theme as foreign policy caving to Vladimir Putin wrapped around the acceptance speech of JD Vance for vice president.

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