cav|ing

cav|ing
cav|ing «KAY vihng», noun.
= spelunking. (Cf.spelunking)

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  • cav·ing — /ˈkeıvıŋ/ noun [noncount] : the sport of exploring caves : ↑spelunking …   Useful english dictionary

  • cav — bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus; bul·bo·cav·er·nous; cav; cav·a·lier·ism; cav·a·lier·ly; cav·al·ry; cav·al·ry·man; cav·a·scope; cav·a·ti·na; cav·a·yard; cav·en·dish; cav·er; cav·er·nic·o·lous; cav·er·no·ma; cav·er·nos·to·my; cav·ern·ous; cav·es·son;… …   English syllables

  • cav´il|ing|ly — cav|il|ing «KAV uh lihng», adjective. disposed to find fault; carping; captious: »a caviling logician. –cav´il|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • cav|il|ing — «KAV uh lihng», adjective. disposed to find fault; carping; captious: »a caviling logician. –cav´il|ing|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • cav´il|ler — cav|il «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cav´il|er — cav|il «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …   Useful english dictionary

  • cav|il — «KAV uhl», verb, iled, il|ing or (especially British) illed, il|ling, noun. –v.i. to find fault without good reason; raise trivial objections; carp: »He cavils about the minor points in the rules of the game. Those who do not value… …   Useful english dictionary

  • caving — cav·ing …   English syllables

  • caving — cav|ing [ˈkeıvıŋ] n [U] BrE the sport of going into ↑caves deep under the ground American Equivalent: spelunking …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • caving — cav|ing [ keıvıŋ ] noun uncount the sport of walking and climbing through CAVES under the ground: SPELUNKING …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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