clamber

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: scrambleshinshinnyskinstrugglesputter

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an awkward climb“reaching the crest was a real clamber”

Verb (1)

  1. climb awkwardly, as if by scramblingSynonyms: scrambleshinshinnyskinstrugglesputter
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

The narrow street that clambered toward the mill. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Clamber \Clam"ber\, n. The act of clambering. --T. Moore. [1913 Webster]
Clamber \Clam"ber\, v. t. To ascend by climbing with difficulty. [1913 Webster]

Clambering the walls to eye him. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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