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Synonyms for clamber

Most common

scramble struggle sputter skin

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.

    The children clambered over the jungle gym.

Forms

Past participle
clambered
e.g. clambered → scrambled, struggled, sputtered, skinned…

Example sentences

  • skin Her skin is coarse from years of working outdoors.
  • struggle For Sami, not dwelling on the past was a struggle.
  • scramble A failed omelet makes a pretty good scramble.
  • sputter They can't help but sputter excuses for their sorry behavior.
  • climb It's dangerous to climb a mountain in bad weather.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
clamberrising
skinrising
strugglesteady
scramblerising
sputterrising
climbrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
skin1, shin1
5 letters
scale1, climb1
6 letters
shinny
7 letters
sputter2
8 letters
struggle2, scramble2, scrabble2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sputter2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
grimper
Italiano
salire
Deutsch
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