Clamber Definition

klămbər, klămər
clambered, clambering, clambers
verb
clambered, clambering, clambers
To climb with effort or clumsily, esp. by using the hands as well as the feet.
Webster's New World
To climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; scramble.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
clambers
A clumsy or hard climb.
Webster's New World

Origin of Clamber

  • Middle English clambren probably frequentative of climben to climb climb

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Clamber Sentence Examples

  • I stepped on it, but it bent and gave way and I began to clamber up a fence which I could scarcely reach with my hands.

  • In the case of the stronger, taller-growing species they may be made to clamber over living trees.

  • It wants a moist, cool soil, a sunny, airy position, and a few slender Pea-sticks to clamber upon.

  • Dogfish swim around lazily, while large spider crabs clamber up steep rocky walls, over soft layers of seaweed or along sandy gullies.

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Words Starting With

CCLCLA

Words Ending With

RERBER

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