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Definition of "clamber" [clam•ber]

  • To climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; scramble. (verb-intransitive)
  • A difficult, awkward climb. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "clamber" in a sentence
  • "The clamber was a perilous one, especially as the heavy rain rendered the iron pipe more than usually slippery."
  • "Anyone who uses the word "clamber," and correctly no less, in a cycling blog has earned the right to call himself a snob."
  • "The girls clamber from their seats, toward the open windows, as Seena tries unsuccessfully to open the window nearest her."