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Spelunking meaning

The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.

Using Spelunking

  • The main meaning on this page is: The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.
  • In the example corpus, spelunking often appears in combinations such as: spelunking and.

Context around Spelunking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

terms 1× urban 1× community 1×

Often after:

urban 1×

Sentence patterns with Spelunking

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

caving community spelunking and spelunkers 1× could make spelunking into caves 1× drains urban spelunking urban rock 1× kind of spelunking by the 1× months and spelunking in academic 1× the terms spelunking and spelunker 1× up is spelunking the artist 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

and that meant 1× first up is 1× in the 1960s 1× it may also 1× nevertheless outside the 1×

Common sentence endings:

among experienced enthusiasts 1× and challenging adventure 1× by howard arkley 1× by the way 1× on the phone 1× or building hacking 1×

Words around Spelunking

Just before it in the word index:

spelunkers 4 spelthorne 8 spelt 80 spelman 23 spells 868 spellpundit 2

Just after it in the word index:

spelunky 2 spem 3 spen 12 spence 211 spencer 1.389 spencerian 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Spelunking

  • In this selection, "spelunking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, terms, urban, community and urban stand out and add context to how "spelunking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include caving community spelunking and spelunkers and could make spelunking into caves. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spelunking" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spelunking

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

It should be noted this is my kind of spelunking, by the way. (13 words)

In the 1960s, the terms spelunking and spelunker began to be considered déclassé among experienced enthusiasts. (16 words)

With the right amount of polish, Pikmin 4 could make spelunking into caves an enjoyable and challenging adventure. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

And that meant working on them for months, and spelunking in academic archives, and, you know, speaking in depth to all sorts of experts on the phone. (27 words)

Nevertheless, outside the caving community, "spelunking" and "spelunkers" predominately remain neutral terms referring to the practice and practitioners, without any respect to skill level. (24 words)

It may also be referred to as draining (when exploring drains), urban spelunking, urban rock climbing, urban caving, or building hacking. (21 words)

Example sentences (7)

With the right amount of polish, Pikmin 4 could make spelunking into caves an enjoyable and challenging adventure.

And that meant working on them for months, and spelunking in academic archives, and, you know, speaking in depth to all sorts of experts on the phone.

First up is “Spelunking: the artist-sitter relationship,” which looks at the portrait of Nick Cave by Howard Arkley.

It should be noted this is my kind of spelunking, by the way.

In the 1960s, the terms spelunking and spelunker began to be considered déclassé among experienced enthusiasts.

It may also be referred to as draining (when exploring drains), urban spelunking, urban rock climbing, urban caving, or building hacking.

Nevertheless, outside the caving community, "spelunking" and "spelunkers" predominately remain neutral terms referring to the practice and practitioners, without any respect to skill level.

Common combinations with spelunking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spelunking" in a sentence?
An example: "With the right amount of polish, Pikmin 4 could make spelunking into caves an enjoyable and challenging adventure." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "spelunking" from authentic English texts.
What does "spelunking" mean?
Spelunking means: The practice or hobby of exploring underground caverns.
How many example sentences with "spelunking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "spelunking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.