as in climbing
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
clambered over a wall and was never seen again
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Recent Examples of clambering
Even back on board, the show continues after dark, with pelicans and reef sharks drawn to the yacht’s lights and sea lions sometimes clambering onto the aft deck.
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Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
After clambering back onto the platform, medics took him to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition with face injuries, cops said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
On the night before the verdict, they were joined by more than a dozen journalists, clambering for the best angle of their emerging messages, pasted up on walls already crowded by other snippets of testimony and poetry.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
This once meant waiting in long lines outside stores like Walmart and Best Buy in the early morning hours, clambering over one another to snag electronics, beauty items, and other unaffordable gifts at a steal.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
Even now, original — meaning freshly made, conceptually new — Christmas rom-coms are clambering out of the trenches, not only on Hallmark and Lifetime, which owned the breed for a while, but on Netflix and Hulu and everywhere else seeking to grab a slice of that cinnamon-scented, sentimental pie.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
After clambering up a ladder into the truck, Killeen, 76, tucked her hair back into a ponytail, settled down on the bench seat and watched as Weppner's truck rolled down the island's main thoroughfare, Midnight Pass Road.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Since its relaunch this summer, fans who grew up shopping at Limited Too stores in the ’90s and early 2000s have been clambering for adult sizes.
—John Russell, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Little ones here are exceptionally well cared for, thanks to the 53,000-square-foot Kids Club, with programming that includes everything from gardening and cooking to arts and crafts to clambering up the treehouse and ropes course.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
After clambering back onto the platform, medics took him to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition with face injuries, cops said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
On the night before the verdict, they were joined by more than a dozen journalists, clambering for the best angle of their emerging messages, pasted up on walls already crowded by other snippets of testimony and poetry.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
This once meant waiting in long lines outside stores like Walmart and Best Buy in the early morning hours, clambering over one another to snag electronics, beauty items, and other unaffordable gifts at a steal.
—Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
Even now, original — meaning freshly made, conceptually new — Christmas rom-coms are clambering out of the trenches, not only on Hallmark and Lifetime, which owned the breed for a while, but on Netflix and Hulu and everywhere else seeking to grab a slice of that cinnamon-scented, sentimental pie.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
After clambering up a ladder into the truck, Killeen, 76, tucked her hair back into a ponytail, settled down on the bench seat and watched as Weppner's truck rolled down the island's main thoroughfare, Midnight Pass Road.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Since its relaunch this summer, fans who grew up shopping at Limited Too stores in the ’90s and early 2000s have been clambering for adult sizes.
—John Russell, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Little ones here are exceptionally well cared for, thanks to the 53,000-square-foot Kids Club, with programming that includes everything from gardening and cooking to arts and crafts to clambering up the treehouse and ropes course.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clambering
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Spring has come to dine at winter’s table, responding to the glow of climbing fire.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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For example, when the Fed started to cut its interest rates last fall, mortgage rates actually began climbing.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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This team was scrambling to put together a cogent, passable 53-man roster only a few weeks ago.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Countless brands scrambling to join the conversation.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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