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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Three mules ferrying bags of cement clambered past us on their own dirt track that ran shorter and even steeper up to the top.
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Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Dante and Virgil escape Hell by clambering down Satan's monstrous hide and through Earth's center of gravity.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
Witness Foligno clambering over Jake Oettinger as the puck rolled up the goalie’s spine and into the net.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
People were clambering for a photo.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Dante and Virgil escape Hell by clambering down Satan's monstrous hide and through Earth's center of gravity.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
Witness Foligno clambering over Jake Oettinger as the puck rolled up the goalie’s spine and into the net.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
People were clambering for a photo.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
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 15 May. 2026.
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