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clamber

[ klam-ber, klam-er ]

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.


noun

  1. an act or instance of clambering.

clamber

/ ˈ°ì±ôæ³¾²úÉ™ /

verb

  1. usually foll byup, over, etc to climb (something) awkwardly, esp by using both hands and feet
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a climb performed in this manner
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ³¦±ô²¹³¾²ú±ð°ù±ð°ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¦±ô²¹³¾î€ƒb±ð°ù·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clamber1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English clambren, equivalent to clamb- (akin to climb ) + -r- -er 6 + -en infinitive suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of clamber1

C15: probably a variant of climb
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That's why politicians, business and civic leaders, academics and investors all clamber to get into the room.

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And figures, clambering over broken buildings, moving along streets of dirt, where food markets are springing up under tin roofs and canvas awnings.

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Video footage shared on social media shows people clambering out of the overturned aircraft, with fire crews spraying it with foam.

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The apocalyptic scenes that played out — of Hollywood celebrities fleeing and clambering onto their roofs — captured the world’s attention like no urban conflagration in history.

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Magdalena was among those who clambered into motor boats and wooden canoes last June, bound for new homes.

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