spelunking

noun

spe·lunk·ing spi-ˈləŋ-kiŋ

ˈspē-ˌləŋ-

: the hobby or practice of exploring caves

Examples of spelunking in a Sentence

Her hobbies include hiking, biking, and spelunking. They love to go spelunking.

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The episode on Zion National Park starts out with some of the doctors and scientists rock climbing and spelunking. —

Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2024 Neil Marshall's spelunking movie is at once an ode to the power of female friendship, a creature feature and a (wo)man-versus-nature survival tale. —

Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 9 Aug. 2024 Neither fresh nor salt water should be an issue at shallow depths for extended periods, however, so snorkeling and spelunking are fine. —

PCMAG, 19 July 2024 The kids who grew up with the original cartoon about a young girl named Riley (then voiced by Kaitlyn Dias), whose ponytailed body is an exoskeleton for psychological spelunking, are now getting their mental health advice from influencers on TikTok. —

Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for spelunking