climbing

(noun) an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.). Synonyms: climb, mounting.

(verb) go upward with gradual or continuous progress. Synonyms: climb, climb up, mount, go up. Example: "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?."

(verb) move with difficulty, by grasping. Synonyms: climb.

(verb) go up or advance. Synonyms: wax, mount, climb, rise. Example: "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered."

(verb) slope upward. Synonyms: climb. Example: "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill."

(verb) improve one's social status. Synonyms: climb. Example: "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder."

(verb) increase in value or to a higher point. Synonyms: rise, go up, climb. Examples: "Prices climbed steeply." "The value of our house rose sharply last year."