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Definition of clamber verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

clamber

verb
 
/ˈklæmbə(r)/
 
/ˈklæmbər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they clamber
 
/ˈklæmbə(r)/
 
/ˈklæmbər/
he / she / it clambers
 
/ˈklæmbəz/
 
/ˈklæmbərz/
past simple clambered
 
/ˈklæmbəd/
 
/ˈklæmbərd/
past participle clambered
 
/ˈklæmbəd/
 
/ˈklæmbərd/
-ing form clambering
 
/ˈklæmbərɪŋ/
 
/ˈklæmbərɪŋ/
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  1. + adv./prep. to climb or move with difficulty or a lot of effort, using your hands and feet synonym scramble
    • The children clambered up the steep bank.
    Word OriginMiddle English: probably from clamb, obsolete past tense of climb.
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