clambering
present participle of clamber
clambering (plural clamberings)
The act of one who clambers.
It was his hope that he should find something of archieologic compensation for his clamberings. He found Noah's Ark.
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
29 June 2024
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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
