CLAMBER

clamber

(noun) an awkward climb; “reaching the crest was a real clamber”

clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter

(verb) climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

clamber (third-person singular simple present clambers, present participle clambering, simple past and past participle clambered)

(ambitransitive) To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.

Noun

clamber (plural clambers)

The act of clambering; a difficult or haphazard climb.

Anagrams

• cambrel

Source: Wiktionary


Clam"ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clambered; p. pr. & vb. n. Clambering.] Etym: [OE clambren, clameren, to heap together, climb; akin to Icel. klambra to clamp, G. klammern. Cf. Clamp, Climb.]

Definition: To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also used figuratively. The narrow street that clambered toward the mill. Tennyson.

Clam"ber, n.

Definition: The act of clambering. T. Moore.

Clam"ber, v. t.

Definition: To ascend by climbing with difficulty. Clambering the walls to eye him. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins