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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Still, whenever a person managed to get near her, Bonnie would clamber away into the nearby brush.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Some clambered over the mountains of rubble, still smoking in some places, greedily edging one another out to get the best shots.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Children clamber across playground equipment or, in the summer months, cool off in the spray shower.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Cowan tosses his first fox of the day into the bed of Moyer’s brand-new Lone Star Can-Am, and the guys clamber back in.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
Some clambered over the mountains of rubble, still smoking in some places, greedily edging one another out to get the best shots.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
Children clamber across playground equipment or, in the summer months, cool off in the spray shower.
—Christina Ray Stanton, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
Cowan tosses his first fox of the day into the bed of Moyer’s brand-new Lone Star Can-Am, and the guys clamber back in.
—Britta Lokting, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2024
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 22 Nov. 2024.
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