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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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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

Getting there involves a hike through dense forest, wading - or doggy-paddling in the case of Aster - across a fast-running river, and clambering over slippery rocks.

From BBC • May 19, 2025

The rough track she was following had petered out, and she was clambering with more and more discomfort among tumbled boulders and smaller stones.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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