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clamber

[klam-ber, klam-er]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.



noun

  1. an act or instance of clambering.

clamber

/ ˈæə /

verb

  1. to climb (something) awkwardly, esp by using both hands and feet

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a climb performed in this manner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • clamberer noun
  • ˈ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clamber1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English clambren, equivalent to clamb- (akin to climb ) + -r- -er 6 + -en infinitive suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of clamber1

C15: probably a variant of climb
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His version of Labour is comfortable appearing in front of Union Jacks, posing with soldiers or clambering in and out of submarines, though not all of his colleagues are.

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She said it is for everyone: "We have people come along with babies in prams, people who have toddlers clambering over them, through to older people in wheelchairs and with walkers, it's really special."

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Thousands responded, clashing with police and blocking military units as opposition lawmakers rushed into the assembly building, clambering over fences and walls in a desperate attempt to block Yoon's order.

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As a helicopter circled overhead, a man wearing a leather jacket clambered up a light pole, his feet perched on a street sign.

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Getting there involves a hike through dense forest, wading - or doggy-paddling in the case of Aster - across a fast-running river, and clambering over slippery rocks.

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