clambered
past simple and past participle ofclamber
clamber
verb[Iusually+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈklæm.bər/us/ˈklæm.bɚ/toclimbup,across, or intosomewherewithdifficulty, using thehandsand thefeet:
They clamberedover/uptherocks.
I clamberedinto/ontothebus.
She clamberedintobed.
Synonyms
scramble
shin
shinnyUS
to move onto or towards the top of something
- climbIt was an effort to climb the stairs.
- ascendShe ascended the podium and began to speak.
- scaleHe claims to have scaled every peak of the Himalayas.
- mountThe cowboy mounted his horse and rode off into the sunset.
Moving upwards
- ascend
- ascension
- ascent
- be on an upward/downward trajectoryidiom
- bristle
- clamber
- come up
- heave
- hoick
- levitate
- levitation
- mount
- pull
- rear
- rise
- scale
- scramble
- shin
- shinny
- trajectory
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomach
Examplesofclambered
clambered
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Certainly, his calm escape after his crime does not characterize him as guilt ridden over his actions : he ' 'clamberedleisurely to the ceiling ' ' and ' ' disappeared through the sky-light ' ' (908).
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Heclamberedabout trying to decide which intellectual fence to sit on.
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Of course, heclamberedback on again from about 1972 to 1979.
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Heclamberedon to the rear of the car, scrabbled open the sliding door, and ate my friend.
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From that abyss of danger this country has slowlyclamberedup, and we see now that there were three turning points in that process.
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It entered at the bottom,clamberedup and appeared at an opening high above.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Spectatorsclamberedup the sides of the bay for vantage points, while hundreds more stayed on board steamboats, yachts and in row boats below.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A steep stairway, hitched to one end of the building like an inelegant afterthought,clamberedto the upper rooms.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The helicopters landed, and everyone elseclamberedaboard, heavily laden with gear.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The storming troops, including men of the 73rd and 74th regiments,clamberedup the breach and fought their way along the ramparts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The skipper of the whaleboat then went to the lee side of the cruiser andclamberedaboard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ultimately, 15 more survivorsclamberedup the boarding nets to safety; a total of two officers and 30 men were recovered from the sea.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Finding themselves in the yard of the neighbouring bridewell, theyclamberedover the 22-foot-high (6.7 m) prison gate to freedom.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.From here, the patientsclamberedout through a window and then ran across the yard to the barricade.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Othersclamberedaboard two crowded trains that were able to leave the threatened town.
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