# caving

Pronunciation: say "KAY-ving" /ˈkeɪvɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The recreational sport of exploring underground caves.
   - Simple: The sport of going into and exploring caves underground.
   - _Caving requires ropes, helmets, and headlamps for navigating dark passages._
   - _She took up caving after a trip to the limestone caverns._
3. An act of collapsing or falling inward.
   - Simple: A sudden fall or collapse of something inward.
   - _The caving of the riverbank washed away part of the road._
   - _Engineers feared a caving of the ceiling in the abandoned shaft._

## Verb

2. Present participle of cave. — present participle and gerund of cave
   - Simple: Present participle of cave. Use this -ing form when the collapsing is happening right now.
   - _The old barn was caving in after years of neglect._
   - _Rescuers watched the hillside caving slowly into the valley._

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