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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

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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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

After clambering up three flights of a dark apartment-building stairwell, I entered Higatei, which celebrates all things awamori, an Okinawan rice-based spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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 picked up Gwin who was clambering around the backseat, held him so that he couldn't snap, and then lured him into the backpack with a piece of bread.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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