clamber

[ klam-ber, klam-er ]

/ ˈklæm bər, ˈklæm ər /

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Definition of clamber

verb (used with or without object)

to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.

noun

an act or instance of clambering.

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Origin of clamber

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

clairvoyant, clam, clamant, clamatorial, clambake, clamber, clambering, clam diggers, clam-flat, clammy, clamor

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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 Students
Just 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|DAILY BEAST
We get down on all fours and clamber along a 40-foot fallen log.
Exercising Like a Caveman: A.J. Jacobs Gets Primal|A.J. Jacobs|April 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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 Pfeiffer

They 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. 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

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

noun

a climb performed in this manner

Derived forms of clamber

clamberer, noun

Word Origin for clamber

C15: probably a variant of climb

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clamber

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