klettern
Meaning
to climb (e.g. up a tree)
Concepts
climb
scramble
clamber
mount
scale
crawl
ascend
climb up
come up
copulate
creep
go up
ride
appear
ride a horse
climbing
swarm up
rise
rush out
step out
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklɛtɐn/
Etymology
From Early New High German kletten, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”), from *gley-. Related to Klette (“burr”) and Kleid (“dress”). Cognate with Hunsrik klettre.
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