What does clambering mean?
Clambering means present participle and gerund of clamber.
Clambering
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of clamber.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of clamber
- The act of one who clambers.
- Climbing
Example Sentences
It was his hope that he should find something of archaeologic compensation for his clamberings. He found Noah's Ark.
Its hills of smiling green swelled gently one above another, crowned with lofty trees of luxuriant growth; some pointing their tapering foliage towards the clouds, which were gloriously transparent; and others loaded with a verdant burthen of clambering vines, bowing their branches to the earth, that was covered with flowers.
The panes are ruddy through the clambering vines And blushing leaves, that Summer intertwines In warmer tints than e'er luxuriant Spring, O'er flower-embosom'd roof led wandering.
Synonyms for clambering
Antonyms for clambering
Related Words
Word Forms
- clamberings
- more clambering
- most clambering
Usage Notes
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What is a synonym for clambering?
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How do you use clambering in a sentence?
It was his hope that he should find something of archaeologic compensation for his clamberings. He found Noah's Ark.
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