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View usage for: (klæmbəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense clambers, present participle clambering, past tense, past participle clamberedverbIf you clamber somewhere, you climb there with difficulty, usually using your hands as well as your feet. They clambered up the stone walls of a steeply terraced olive grove. [VERB preposition/adverb] Clambering over sackfuls of lemons, Boris tried to find a way out. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: climb, scale, scramble, claw More Synonyms of clamber clamber in British English (ˈklæmbə) verb1. (usually foll by up, over, etc) to climb (something) awkwardly, esp by using both hands and feet noun2. a climb performed in this manner Derived forms clamberer (ˈclamberer) noun Word origin C15: probably a variant of climbclamber in American English (ˈklæmbər) verb intransitive, verb transitive1. to climb with effort or clumsily, esp. by using the hands as well as the feet noun2. a clumsy or hard climb Derived forms clamberer (ˈclamberer) noun Word origin ME clambren; akin to ON klembra, Ger (sich) klammern, to hook (oneself) on: for IE base see climb Examples of 'clamber' in a sentenceclamber They are quite at home in the reeds, where they can clamber about, and slip between the stems.You were clambering about in the spaces that lay inside your own head.Three rebels clambered over the wall to detain him.They managed to get the ride working and clambered aboard.They clamber about the branches like parrots to get at them.So is clambering about on your own roof.The group clambered to safety aboard the second vessel.And may clamber aboard a vehicle offers them a say for once. People clambered on to tables to escape being bitten while others shook pieces of cloth at the snakes to scare them off.Look out for the playground where little people clamber over a giant outstretched Gulliver.He clambered over a wall in pitch dark last Sunday night.And the 21m he banked off the course is certain to rocket as new sponsors clamber on board the gravy train.Nature notes The small birds that clamber about on tree trunks and large branches now have their offspring following them around.The outer suit opened at the front and I clambered awkwardly into it.The lawn leads to the sea wall; clamber down there and you're on the beach.Often I would have four or five little people jostling to clamber onto my lap and soak up hugs and attention.Sometimes we walk along the towpath or, if the lock is a bit far, we clamber back on board. In other languagesclamber British English: clamber VERB If you clamber somewhere, you climb there with difficulty, usually using your hands as well as your feet. They clambered up the stone walls of a steeply terraced olive grove. - American English: clamber
- Brazilian Portuguese: escalar
- Chinese: > 爬手脚并用,费劲地
- European Spanish: trepar
- French: grimper
- German: klettern
- Italian: arrampicarsi
- Japanese: よじ登る
- Korean: 기어오르다
- European Portuguese: escalar
- Latin American Spanish: trepar
Chinese translation of 'clamber' vi to clamber up a hill/over a wall 攀登山坡/费(費)劲(勁)地爬墙(牆) (pāndēng shānpō/fèijìn de páqiáng)
Definition to climb awkwardly, using hands and feet They clambered up the steep hill. Additional synonymsDefinition to scrape, tear, or dig with claws or nails The wolf clawed at the tree and howled the whole night. Synonyms scratch, tear, dig, rip, scrape, graze, maul, scrabble, mangle, mangulate (Australian, slang), lacerateDefinition to scrape at or grope for something with hands, feet, or claws I hung there, scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold. Synonyms scrape, scratch, scramble, dig, claw, paw, grope, clamberDefinition to climb or crawl hurriedly by using the hands to aid movement He scrambled up a steep bank. Synonyms struggle, climb, clamber, push, crawl, swarm, scrabble, move with difficulty - claim
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- clairvoyant
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- clamminess
- clammy
- clamorous
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