Clamber
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈklæmbə/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Clamber is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
More Meanings
- The act of clambering; a difficult or haphazard climb.
Example Sentences
The children clambered over the jungle gym.
The worn-out Lawyer clambers to the bench / That he may live at eaſe, and keep his wench; [...]
He purchased his own boat, and made a home / For Annie, neat and nestlike, halfway up / The narrow street that clamber'd toward the mill.
Fancy the secret meetings between the perjuring husband and wife, the denials of having seen each other, the clambering in at bedroom windows, and the hiding in closets!
Word Forms
- clambers
- clambering
- clambered
- clammer
Synonyms for clamber
Depending on context, synonyms include scrabble, scramble, struggle, sputter, shin, skin.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shinny, scramble, struggle, sputter, skin, shin.
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