Main Entry: bra·chi·ate

Pronunciation: \ˈbrā-kē-ˌāt\

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): bra·chi·at·ed; bra·chi·at·ing

Date: 1928

: to progress by swinging from hold to hold by the arms <a brachiating gibbon>

— bra·chi·a·tion \ˌbrā-kē-ˈā-shən\ noun

— bra·chi·a·tor \ˈbrā-kē-ˌā-tər\ noun