clambered; clambering
ˈklam-b(ə-)riŋ 
ˈklam-riŋ
ˈklam-riŋ
ˈkla-mər-iŋ
: to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
We clambered over the rocks.
They clambered up the hill.
Examples of clamber in a Sentence
The children clambered over the rocks.
We clambered up the steep hill.
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One recent creation took the form of a bare-bones animatronic dog that, when activated, seemed to clamber awkwardly forward.
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
No train was entering the station and the bloodied woman was able to clamber back onto the platform on her own as her attacker ran off, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
But exactly how the shooter managed to clamber onto a rooftop with an AR-style assault rifle less than 200 yards from Trump and fire off eight shots at the then-presumptive Republican presidential nominee sparked multiple investigations into the Secret Service and its preparations for the event.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Alongside the river, countless French citizens peeked out of their apartments and clambered onto their balconies to get a view of the action.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
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Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
No train was entering the station and the bloodied woman was able to clamber back onto the platform on her own as her attacker ran off, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
But exactly how the shooter managed to clamber onto a rooftop with an AR-style assault rifle less than 200 yards from Trump and fire off eight shots at the then-presumptive Republican presidential nominee sparked multiple investigations into the Secret Service and its preparations for the event.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
Alongside the river, countless French citizens peeked out of their apartments and clambered onto their balconies to get a view of the action.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
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“Clamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamber. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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