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clamber

clam·ber [ klámbər ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle clam·bered, present participle clam·ber·ing, 3rd person present singular clam·bers)
Definition:
 
climb awkwardly: to climb quickly but awkwardly, using hands and feet



noun  (plural clam·bers)
Definition:
 
awkward climb: a climb that involves clambering

[14th century. Probably <clamb, former past tense of climb + suffix denoting repetition]

clam·ber·er noun
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