English vocabulary · B1
Clamber
/ˈklæmbər/ · v.
To clamber is to climb over something using hands and feet at the same time. It often looks slow and hard.
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Example sentences
- The kids clambered over the fallen tree.
- Exhausted, she clambered up the last rock.
Word origin and roots
from Middle English
- clamb — climb (from Middle English)
Synonyms and nuances
- SCRAMBLE — move quickly using hands and feet (Quick And Messy)
- SCALE — climb up something tall (Climb Straight Up)
- CRAWL — move on hands and knees (Low To The Ground)
Words with the same root
clamb — climb
- climb — move up, over, or through using hands and feet
Lesson notes
To clamber is to climb over something using hands and feet at the same time. It often looks slow and hard.
Related: scramble, scale, crawl. Use clamber when you climb using both hands and feet.
The kids clambered over the fallen tree. Exhausted, she clambered up the last rock.
From Middle English. Clamb- means climb. Climbing over something using both hands and feet — that is to clamber.