1. moving through trees by swinging from branch to branch using the arms
Usage: zoology; present participle of brachiate

Examples

• The gibbon was brachiating gracefully through the forest canopy.
• Orangutans are skilled at brachiating between branches.
• We watched the primates brachiating from tree to tree.
• The spider monkey moved by brachiating across the jungle.
• Brachiating allows these apes to travel quickly through the trees.
• The researchers studied how different species approach brachiating.