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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One person gets swept up in the water while others clamber to the sides of the area as screams are heard in the background.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
His colleague, a newly qualified environmental engineer, clambers up onto the backseat.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
Where a missile had destroyed two multi-storey residential buildings during the night, people clambered over an immense mound of dislocated concrete to pry out victims, footage obtained by Reuters showed.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
By the end of the night, so many fans had crowd-surfed from the pit to the stage, clambering onto the platform, that the band members were barely visible.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
His colleague, a newly qualified environmental engineer, clambers up onto the backseat.
—Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
Where a missile had destroyed two multi-storey residential buildings during the night, people clambered over an immense mound of dislocated concrete to pry out victims, footage obtained by Reuters showed.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
By the end of the night, so many fans had crowd-surfed from the pit to the stage, clambering onto the platform, that the band members were barely visible.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 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 Oct. 2025.
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