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• present participle of clamber.

clambering

American  

[klam-ber-ing, klam-er-] / ˈklæm bər ɪŋ, ˈklæm ər- /

noun

1. climbing or moving with effort or difficulty, typically using both hands and feet.

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adjective

1. Botany. of or relating to plants that creep or climb like vines, but without benefit of tendrils.

Etymology

Origin of clambering

clamber + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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clambering

I soon found myself clambering on hands and knees in my swim shorts into a dirt-floored dome made from sticks and blankets, and sitting cross-legged as red-hot volcanic stones were laid in a central pit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

There, I joined a dozen young locals clambering aboard a rustic barge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

It was August 2013, and we were clambering up the majestic and regal unrealness that is Mt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

"I feel good; a little nervous, but I think it'll be fine. We'll hold on and give it everything!" said Nina Beeler, before clambering on board Cobra, an eight-year-old Swiss Brown cow.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

He was clambering heavily among the creepers and broken trunks when a bird, a vision of red and yellow, flashed upwards with a witch-like cry; and this cry was echoed by another.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Related Words

• ascendance
• ascension
• climb