Brachering

/ˈbræʃərɪŋ/ noun

The process of moving or swinging by using the arms, similar to how some primates move through trees.

From Latin 'brachium' (arm) + English gerund suffix '-ing', following the pattern of 'brachiate.' The term emerged in 19th-century zoology to describe arm-based locomotion.

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