as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
clambered over a wall and was never seen again
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Slowly, one by one at first, and then all together, Kemp’s ridley hatchlings push their small gray heads out of their nests, clambering on top of each other to look for the reflecting moonlight that will guide them to the water’s edge.
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Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 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.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Parents read while their children clambered through a make-believe forest in the kids section.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
After the tornado passed, Wolf clambered out from under the rubble in shock and began to register the damage around her.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
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Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 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.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Parents read while their children clambered through a make-believe forest in the kids section.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
After the tornado passed, Wolf clambered out from under the rubble in shock and began to register the damage around her.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clamber
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“Clamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamber. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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