climb down

verb

climbed down; climbing down; climbs down
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intransitive verb

: back down
climbdown
ˈklīm-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce climb down (audio)
noun

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Her video showed workers in green vests clinging to the upper portion of the structure during the collapse before eventually climbing down ladders to the ground. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 According to the Office for National Statistics, 79% of adults in Great Britain reported in April an increase in their cost of living, despite a climb down in inflation to a current level of 3%. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 17 July 2026 Reaching the wreckage proved difficult as emergency workers, backed by paramilitary forces, climbed down a steep mountainside to the ravine up to 25 meters (80 feet) deep. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 One officer moved Nikolau over so her soon-to-be husband, Beerkus, could climb down. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for climb down

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of climb down was in 1864

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