The children clambered over the rocks. We clambered up the steep hill.
Recent Examples on the WebThe multi-alarm blaze ripped through the hotel’s south wing, torching 75 rooms and causing guests to clamber down third-story balconies to escape. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 Freya liked to clamber on top of small boats, damaging them. Michael Goldberg, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022 It’s not just the surrounding vegetation that has suffered, with damage also to Hyperion itself as visitors clamber onto its base for photos. Duncan Madden, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 She was finally cajoled into boarding the second-to-last lifeboat, only to clamber out again as Isidor, 67, stepped away. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 Brave the queues and clamber to the top of the 83-meter (272-foot) Belfort, or belfry, for views over the rooftops, with the port of Zeebrugge in the distance. Joe Minihane, CNN, 13 July 2022 The causeway also attracts fishing enthusiasts of all ages, who clamber down the rocky sides to toss in their lines, as well as birders reveling in the kaleidoscope of summertime species, including swallows, warblers, herons, osprey and ducks. Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 28 July 2022 You Hui, a wiry retiree who worked in public relations, skipped that technique on his way out, opting instead to clamber directly over the top of a different section of fencing.New York Times, 25 June 2022 Gauff secured one last hold before Świątek held to win—and quickly set off to clamber up to her player’s box to hug her dad, her coach, her sports psychologist, and the rest of her team. Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 4 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English clambren; akin to Old English climban to climb