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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The officer pulls the door open and the bear comes clambering out.
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Igor Jesus adapted quickly, clambering past Soares in the pecking order and registering six goals and an assist in his first seven starts.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Yet, a decade has now passed since that title launched—and fans are clambering for more.
—Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Platoon after platoon scuffed down to the shoreline to clamber aboard gunboats, longboats, and six-oared, flat-bottomed bateaux.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 2025
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Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
Igor Jesus adapted quickly, clambering past Soares in the pecking order and registering six goals and an assist in his first seven starts.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Yet, a decade has now passed since that title launched—and fans are clambering for more.
—Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Platoon after platoon scuffed down to the shoreline to clamber aboard gunboats, longboats, and six-oared, flat-bottomed bateaux.
—/ Cbs News, CBS News, 13 June 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 13 Jul. 2025.
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