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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.

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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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

Spaniels are well known for their affectionate behaviour and the picture shows the puppies clambering around the prince.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

The apocalyptic scenes that played out — of Hollywood celebrities fleeing and clambering onto their roofs — captured the world’s attention like no urban conflagration in history.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2025

Ralph was already clambering over the first smashed swathes of the scar.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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