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CLAMBERING
Verb
clambering
present participle of clamber
Noun
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
CLAMBER
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
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