clambering
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verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
noun
2.
an act or instance of clambering.
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World English Dictionary
clamber (ˈklæmbə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (usually foll by up, over, | |
| 1. | to climb (something) awkwardly, esp by using both hands and feet |
| —n | |
| 2. | a climb performed in this manner |
| [C15: probably a variant of | |
| 'clamberer | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
clamber
late 14c., possibly frequentative of M.E. climben "to climb," or akin to O.N. klembra "to hook (oneself) on."
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Example sentences
The clambering from cross-piece to cross-piece upon this unstable structure, poised in mid-air, seemed to require little.
Clambering is the failure of the sensorimotor system, in an evolutionary sense.
They're clambering over walls, popping through holes and falling from the skies via dropships.
Eighteen months of clambering through the rigging of a tall schooner in all kinds of weather.
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