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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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Music blared as children clambered on the stage table, where Red Cross representatives had signed handover documents just minutes before.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 17 May 2025
Music blared as children clambered on the stage table, where Red Cross representatives had signed handover documents just minutes before.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 28 Jan. 2025
The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.
—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
See All Example Sentences for clamber
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“Clamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamber. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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