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Clamber (verb) means to climb over something using your hands and feet, often clumsily.

verb

To climb over something using your hands and feet, often clumsily.

"The children clambered over the jungle gym."

"And in a trice he has clambered onto the kitchen dresser and is reaching for the top shelf." — John Maxwell Coetzee (2013)

"But yesterday, on an impulse, we ventured out, getting through a gap in the wall and clambering up the rocks until we reached the peak." — Shashi Deshpande, Lost Springs (2004)

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C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

C2 · Advanced serendipity Fortunate discoveries made entirely by accident.

Gen Z slang rizz Charm — the ability to attract a romantic interest.

B2 · Intermediate empathy The capacity to share another person’s feelings.

C1 · Advanced nonchalant Casually calm and relaxed; unconcerned.

Internet slang delulu Delusional — believing something against the odds.

Etymology nostalgia Greek nostos “return home” + algos “pain”.

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Etymology

From Middle English clambren, clameren, clemeren (“to climb, clamber; to crawl, creep”), then either: * possibly from clam, clamb, clemb, past tense of climben (“to climb, get over; to ascend, rise”), and influenced by Old English clæmman (“to press”); or * from Old English *clambrian, from Proto-Germanic *klambrōną or *klambizōną. The English word is cognate with Low German klemmern, klempern (“to climb”), Scots clammer (“to clamber”); and compare also Danish klamre (“to cling”), Icelandic klambra, klembra (“to pinch closely together; clamp”), Swedish klamra (“to cling”). The noun is derived from the verb.

Synonyms

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skin shinny scramble struggle sputter shin

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Rhymes for clamber

amber chamber bedchamber

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of clamber?

"clamber" (verb) means to climb over something using your hands and feet, often clumsily.

What is another word for clamber?

Other words for "clamber" include skin, shinny, scramble, struggle, sputter, shin.

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