clambering

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clambering - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           The narrow street that clambered toward the mill.
                                                    --Tennyson.
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