clamber
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
an act or instance of clambering.
Origin of clamber
1Other words from clamber
- clam·ber·er, noun
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How to use clamber in a sentence
The paleontologists reached it via an hour-long clamber through an underground river.
The challenge of dinosaur hunting in deep caves | John Pickrell | May 19, 2020 | Science News For StudentsJust gaining entry was difficult, and in many cases firefighters had to clamber up and lower themselves through windows.
Amazing Grace in the Bronx: Inside the Metro-North Train-Wreck Rescue | Michael Daly | December 2, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe get down on all fours and clamber along a 40-foot fallen log.
We had now at one moment to wade through plains of sand, and the next to clamber over the rocks by wretched paths.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferThey were still more surprised when they saw a number of men clamber out from under the float.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | Various
To clamber over the tender into the adjacent waggon was a simple matter.
The Story of the Cambrian | C. P. GasquoineHe took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
Cursed | George Allan EnglandAt last both clamber slowly to an eminence where a long steel pipe has been erected.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for clamber
/ (ˈklæmbə) /
(usually foll by up, over, etc) to climb (something) awkwardly, esp by using both hands and feet
a climb performed in this manner
Origin of clamber
1Derived forms of clamber
- clamberer, noun
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