How to pronounce spelunking
American English pronunciation
spih-LUNG-king
- IPA
- /spɪˈlʌŋkɪŋ/
- Syllables
- spih · LUNG · king (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What spelunking means
The hobby of exploring caves
In a sentence: On our spelunking trip, we wore helmets with lights and squeezed through a tight tunnel.
Where it comes from: It comes from spelunk, an old word for a cave. The name for the hobby has been around since 1946.
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