clamber

verb
🔊/ˈklæmbə(r)/
🔊/ˈklæmbər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they clamber
🔊/ˈklæmbə(r)/
🔊/ˈklæmbər/
he / she / it clambers
🔊/ˈklæmbəz/
🔊/ˈklæmbərz/
past simple clambered
🔊/ˈklæmbəd/
🔊/ˈklæmbərd/
past participle clambered
🔊/ˈklæmbəd/
🔊/ˈklæmbərd/
-ing form clambering
🔊/ˈklæmbərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈklæmbərɪŋ/
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  1. + adv./prep. to climb or move with difficulty or a lot of effort, using your hands and feet(吃力地)攀登,攀爬 synonym scramble
    • The children clambered up the steep bank.孩子们攀登上了陡峭的河岸。🔊🔊
    Word OriginMiddle English: probably from clamb, obsolete past tense of climb.