Chimneying

/ˈtʃɪmniɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of installing a chimney or maintaining chimneys; in climbing, the technique of ascending a narrow vertical crack by bracing against both walls.

Etymology

Gerund or present participle of the verb 'chimney,' adding '-ing.' In climbing terminology, it became a specialized term in the 20th century when the technique of using chimney-shaped rock formations became documented in mountaineering literature.

Kelly Says

Rock climbers borrowed the word 'chimney' for a climbing technique because the narrow rock channels look exactly like the inside of a chimney—it's a perfect example of how specialized communities create vivid metaphorical language.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ Smokey
en-de smo-kee
ARالعربية
صعود الدخان
sa'ūd ad-dukhān
BNবাংলা
ধূমপান
dhoom-pa-an
CACatalà
fumigació
fyoo-mee-gah-thee-oh
CSČeština
dým
dym
DADansk
røg
roeg
DEDeutsch
durch den Schornstein ziehen
durs-en di-n sho-rnstein ts-ay-gen
ELΕλληνικά
καπνός
kapnos
ESEspañol
hacerse humo
ah-ser eh-smo
FAفارسی
دود
dood
FISuomi
savua
sa-vua
FRFrançais
fumer
fyoo-ma
GUGU
શિમ્નિંગ
shim-ning
HAHA
fada
fa-da
HEעברית
עשן
eshan
HIहिन्दी
धूम्रपान करना
dhoom-rap-aan kar-na
HUMagyar
füst
fyoost
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyalakan asap
men-ya-la-kan a-sap
IGIG
ụkpụrụ
ook-poo-roo
ITItaliano
fumare
fyoo-ma-reh
JA日本語
煙突を登る
yan-to-o no-bo-ru
KKKK
өрнек
or-nek
KMKM
ស្ដាប់
s-dap
KO한국어
치menea를 오르다
chi-me-ne-reul o-r-da
MRMR
चिमनी
chi-mee-nee
MSBahasa Melayu
cerobong asap
che-ro-bong a-sap
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေးရိုး
she-y-ro-we
NLNederlands
rook
rook
NONorsk
røyk
roik
PAPA
ਚਿਮਨੀ
chim-nee
PLPolski
dymienie
dy-mie-nie
PTPortuguês
subir pela chaminé
soo-beer peh-la sha-mee
RORomână
fumat
fyoo-mat
RUРусский
вытягиваться дымом
vy-tyi-gat-sya dy-mom
SVSvenska
rök
rohk
SWKiswahili
moshi
mo-shi
TAதமிழ்
காற்று
kaatru
TEతెలుగు
ధూమం
dhoo-man
THไทย
ควัน
kun
TLTL
usok
oo-sok
TRTürkçe
soğuk hava
soh-k-hav-ah
UKУкраїнська
димити
di-mi-tyi
URاردو
دھواں
dhu-wan
VITiếng Việt
leo khói
leo khoi
YOYO
ẹ̀fẹ̀
eh-feh
ZH中文
冒烟
mào yān
ZUZU
umqombothi
oom-qo-moth-ee

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