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Clambered

Clamber \Clam"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Clambered; p. pr. & vb. n. Clambering.] [OE clambren, clameren, to heap together, climb; akin to Icel. klambra to clamp, G. klammern. Cf. Clamp, Climb.] To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also used figuratively.

The narrow street that clambered toward the mill.
--Tennyson.

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clambered

vb. (en-past of: clamber)

Usage examples of "clambered".

As the keel scraped bottom, Fiddler clambered over the gunnel and stepped onto dry land, Moby now awake and clinging with all fours to the front of his tunic.

With a grunt the man clambered to his feet and stood wobbling, hands held before him plucking at each other in some kind of nervous tic.

When first Mappo and then Icarium clambered through the opening, however, the bhok'arala did not follow.

She ran as if oblivious to them, and clambered under a broken-wheeled cart not fifteen paces from Fiddler and his party.

Crokus let out a shout of alarm as the creature gripped his hair and clambered onto his head.

Gesler clambered forward, grasping Baudin's ankles just as the big man started to slip over the bow.

Five breaths later Truth clambered into the crow's nest and vanished from sight.

Ignoring the ex-priest, she clambered her way towards the stern-castle.

Moments later List and Duiker reached the stone edifice and clambered up on its ragged but wide top.

He could have gone far under my patronage…' The Malazan boy clambered to sit behind Apt's narrow, jutting shoulder blade.

A multilimbed, tar-skinned beast clambered free, loosing a bone-shivering scream.

His fingers clawing unseen flagstones, the mage clambered onto the floor.

It turned out one of the rats had been just playing at being dead, and it popped free and clambered onto the patron's body, nose twitching.

The historian found a round shield and clambered up on the nearest wagon, where he almost stepped on a cowering figure.

Others clambered forward in a rush to get to the archers behind the wavering line of pikemen.