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clamber definition

clam·ber (klam′bər)

intransitive verb, transitive verb

to climb with effort or clumsily, esp. by using the hands as well as the feet

Etymology: ME clambren; akin to ON klembra, Ger (sich) klammern, to hook (oneself) on: for IE base see climb

noun

a clumsy or hard climb

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