clamber
verb (used with or without object)
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
are clambering
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present progressiveof clamber.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The stars of Tron: Legacy, Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund, are clambering back aboard their light cycles for another Tron sequel.
From The Verge ● Apr. 8, 2015
For some, they represent a brave new world in which Chinese, Indians, Brazilians and others in the developing world are clambering from poverty.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2011
Perhaps 500 young men are clambering over a vast pit dug deep into the red earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2010
And amid some of the woolliest spring weather in recent memory — drought, sleet, hard freezes, heat waves — my new native plantings are clambering out of the wood chips.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2010
The schoolyard is dotted with swings, with climbing bars and slides, in bright primary colors; a few children have come back early from lunch and are clambering about.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
