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Definition of clamber
clambered
;clambering
play \ˈklam-b(ə-)riŋ, ˈklam-riŋ, ˈkla-mər-iŋ\intransitive verb
: to climb awkwardly (as by scrambling) clambered over the rocks The monkeys clamber and leap through the trees with great agility.
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Examples of clamber in a Sentence
The children clambered over the rocks.
We clambered up the steep hill.
Recent Examples of clamber from the Web
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Clambering up the concentric wooden circles that evoke the ship's masthead and spars and swaying yards above the deck, the actors seem to defy death.
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Tyler, who gave cops bunny ears in pictures and clambered aboard a department motorcycle, hopes to become a K-9 officer.
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A rescue operation is already underway, CCTV said, showing an image of two bulldozers trying to shift the debris, while videos posted by state media showed soldiers in orange jackets clambering across a field of rocks, and police also on the scene.
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On Friday afternoon, firefighters donning florescent orange bodysuits could be seen bravely clambering from the rooftop inside to the top floor in search of victims.
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Children still clambered into emergency vehicles, honked horns and got sprayed by a firetruck hose at the city recreation center at a truck-touch event.
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From a viewing deck, the hills punctuate the greenery, clambering off into the horizon (seemingly) indefinitely.
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His escape was brief, but spectacular: Berani covered electric wires around the top of his exhibit with a T-shirt given to the orangutans as a toy, and clambered out over it.
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His escape was brief, but spectacular: Berani covered electric wires around the top of his exhibit with a T-shirt given to the orangutans as a toy, and clambered out over it.
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Origin and Etymology of clamber
Middle English clambren; akin to Old English climban to climb
CLAMBER Defined for English Language Learners
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: to climb or crawl in an awkward way
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clambered
;clambering
: to climb in an awkward way (as by scrambling) One of the men clambered to the top of the cabin … — Walter Farley, The Black Stallion
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