clamber
The act of clamberingThe act of clambering; a difficult or haphazard climb.
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» The children clamber over the fence.
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1 sensesThe act of clambering; a difficult or haphazard climb.
an awkward climb
Examples
7 sentencesThe children clamber over the fence.
She watched the tiny puppy clamber up the big stairs.
Tom is clambering about on the roof, repairing the chimney.
deTom turnt auf dem Dach herum und repariert den Schornstein. — raggione
Tom is clambering about on the roof, repairing the chimney stack.
deTom turnt auf dem Dach herum und repariert den Schornstein. — raggione
Benedito watched in amazement as his billy goat clambered up a steep cliff.
Origin
From Middle English clambren, clameren, clemeren (“to climb, clamber; to crawl, creep”), tFrom Middle English clambren, clameren, clemeren (“to climb, clamber; to crawl, creep”), then either:
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