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clamber
[ klam-ber, klam-er ]
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.
clamber
/ ˈklæmbə /
verb
- usually foll byup, over, etc to climb (something) awkwardly, esp by using both hands and feet
noun
- a climb performed in this manner
Derived Forms
- ˈclamberer, noun
Other Words From
- clamber·er noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of clamber1
Example Sentences
The paleontologists reached it via an hour-long clamber through an underground river.
Just gaining entry was difficult, and in many cases firefighters had to clamber up and lower themselves through windows.
We get down on all fours and clamber along a 40-foot fallen log.
We had now at one moment to wade through plains of sand, and the next to clamber over the rocks by wretched paths.
They were still more surprised when they saw a number of men clamber out from under the float.
To clamber over the tender into the adjacent waggon was a simple matter.
He took up a heavy walking-stick, and started to clamber down out of the buggy.
At last both clamber slowly to an eminence where a long steel pipe has been erected.
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