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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Day Two Enjoy an early morning breakfast before heading out on a full-day spelunking adventure at Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave led by Dr. Rafael Guerra, a renowned Belizean archaeologist and cave expert. —

Patricia Johnson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for spelunking