clamber

[ klam-ber, klam-er ]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.

noun
  1. an act or instance of clambering.

Origin of clamber

1
First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English clambren, equivalent to clamb- (akin to climb) + -r- -er6 + -en infinitive suffix

Other words from clamber

  • clam·ber·er, noun

Words Nearby clamber

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How to use clamber in a sentence

  • To clamber over the tender into the adjacent waggon was a simple matter.

    The Story of the Cambrian | C. P. Gasquoine
  • He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.

    Cursed | George Allan England
  • At 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

clamber

/ (ˈklæmbə) /


verb
  1. (usually foll by up, over, etc) to climb (something) awkwardly, esp by using both hands and feet

noun
  1. a climb performed in this manner

Origin of clamber

1
C15: probably a variant of climb

Derived forms of clamber

  • clamberer, noun

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