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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The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.
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Louise McLoughlin, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
But all 80 people aboard clambered out of the jet, which was coming in from Minneapolis.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The picture-takers have ignored it, often clambering over to take their photos.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025
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—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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Louise McLoughlin, CNN Money, 5 May 2025
But all 80 people aboard clambered out of the jet, which was coming in from Minneapolis.
—Tiffany May, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
The picture-takers have ignored it, often clambering over to take their photos.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025
Video footage posted on social media by crowd members showed the nude man clambering up to stand on top of the entrance of Tiana's Place, a Creole and Cajun restaurant that pays homage to the character of Tiana Rogers from Disney's The Princess and the Frog film.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Clamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamber. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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