Clambered
/ˈklæm.bərd/noun
Past tense and past participle of clamber, meaning to climb awkwardly or with difficulty.
Did you know?Clamber is a later, expressive formation in English, likely influenced by words for climbing and scrambling, and it carries the physical panic of getting up something steep or unstable.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
climban
“to climb, ascend”
Middle English
ME
climben
“to climb or go up”
16th Century
English
clamber
“to climb awkwardly or with effort”
Modern English
English
clambered
“climbed with difficulty or in a clumsy way”