clamber
verb (used with or without object)
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
has clambered
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present perfectof clamber (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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And, with four successive victories since the tactical tinkering, Chelsea has clambered up the standings to join the chasing pack.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
He has clambered into too many dusty attics and groped under too many sofas to go weepy at the thought of what might not be there.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 29, 2013
He has clambered up ladders at construction sites, tossed footballs with college boys, delivered weighty university lectures on federalism, at one point even dropped in on a Jewish circumcision celebration.
From Time Magazine Archive
"It's Dog Squad to the rescue!" cries Nala, who has clambered undetected up to the rafters high above the barn floor.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
And a man has gone forth, living yet, from the ship and its dead; and he has clambered up the spikes of an iceberg, and the two moons gaze down on his form.
From The Haunters & The Haunted Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural by Ernest Rhys
