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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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.
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.
—Louise McLoughlin, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Though hampered somewhat by Brexit, England saw sales shrink just 5 percent over 2023 and thus clambered back to second place in the market with $10.4 billion, while China experienced a 31 percent decline, to $8.4 billion.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2025
An old woman and an old man, innocent as lambs, clambering over rubble with their piteous backpacks and bundles.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
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Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
The men then clambered down to the water before launching a raft from the northeast shore of the island.
—Louise McLoughlin, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Though hampered somewhat by Brexit, England saw sales shrink just 5 percent over 2023 and thus clambered back to second place in the market with $10.4 billion, while China experienced a 31 percent decline, to $8.4 billion.
—News Desk, Artforum, 8 Apr. 2025
An old woman and an old man, innocent as lambs, clambering over rubble with their piteous backpacks and bundles.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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