clamber

verb

ˈklam-bər How to pronounce clamber (audio)
Definition of clambernext
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

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Recent Examples of clamber And all this after clambering up through the Championship play-offs last season. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 22 May 2026 As the boat pulls in, the children clamber over the side, wading through the shallows past abandoned, submerged school buildings. — Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026 The three, adrenaline pumping, clambered through the pancaked wreckage. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 King was the last player to clamber up the steps, pausing at the head of the vehicle before fixing his eyes on Bill Cartwright. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clamber
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamber
  1. climb
  2. scramble
Verb
  • The typical age of a first-time buyer climbed to 40, an all-time high.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Facing growing criticism over military restrictions in disaster zones, Venezuela’s interim government on Thursday defended its decision to militarize the state of La Guaira as the death toll from last week’s earthquakes climbed to 2,595.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Definition of climb
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  • Nigeria’s leading opposition parties are scrambling to fight a growing number of lawsuits that are threatening their capacity to mount a credible challenge in January’s presidential elections.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • Countries are scrambling not to fall behind in AI — and French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are leading a personal charm offensives to court tech CEOs.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 July 2026
Definition of scramble

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