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