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单词 clamber
释义

clamber

verb

clam·​ber ˈklam-bər How to pronounce clamber (audio) ˈkla-mər How to pronounce clamber (audio)
clambered; clambering ˈklam-b(ə-)riŋ How to pronounce clamber (audio)
ˈklam-riŋ,
ˈkla-mər-iŋ

intransitive verb

: to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
We clambered over the rocks.
They clambered up the hill.
clamberer
ˈklam-bər-ər How to pronounce clamber (audio)
ˈkla-mər-ər
noun

Synonyms

  • climb
  • scrabble
  • scramble
  • swarm
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Example Sentences

The children clambered over the rocks. We clambered up the steep hill.
Recent Examples on the Web The multi-alarm blaze ripped through the hotel’s south wing, torching 75 rooms and causing guests to clamber down third-story balconies to escape. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 Freya liked to clamber on top of small boats, damaging them. Michael Goldberg, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 It’s not just the surrounding vegetation that has suffered, with damage also to Hyperion itself as visitors clamber onto its base for photos. Duncan Madden, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 She was finally cajoled into boarding the second-to-last lifeboat, only to clamber out again as Isidor, 67, stepped away. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 Brave the queues and clamber to the top of the 83-meter (272-foot) Belfort, or belfry, for views over the rooftops, with the port of Zeebrugge in the distance. Joe Minihane, CNN, 13 July 2022 The causeway also attracts fishing enthusiasts of all ages, who clamber down the rocky sides to toss in their lines, as well as birders reveling in the kaleidoscope of summertime species, including swallows, warblers, herons, osprey and ducks. Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 You Hui, a wiry retiree who worked in public relations, skipped that technique on his way out, opting instead to clamber directly over the top of a different section of fencing. New York Times, 25 June 2022 Gauff secured one last hold before Świątek held to win—and quickly set off to clamber up to her player’s box to hug her dad, her coach, her sports psychologist, and the rest of her team. Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 4 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English clambren; akin to Old English climban to climb

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

clamber

verb

clam·​ber ˈklam-bər How to pronounce clamber (audio)
clambered; clambering
: to climb in an awkward way (as by scrambling)
One of the men clambered to the top of the cabin … Walter Farley, The Black Stallion

clamber

verb

as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling clambered over a wall and was never seen again

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • climb
  • scramble
  • ascend
  • scrabble
  • swarm
  • scale
  • surmount
  • summit
  • shimmy
  • shin
  • shinny
  • breast
  • free-climb
  • claw
  • struggle
  • skin
  • mount
  • sprawl
  • get up
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