clamber
verb (used with or without object)
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
have been clambering
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present perfect progressiveof clamber.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Politicians in the country of 26 million have been clambering to join the bandwagon, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last month suggesting a national public holiday should the Matildas win the title.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Migrants have been clambering atop the trains for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2014
All over the huge, ravaged hull workmen have been clambering, dissecting the dead thing, hauling away in antlike loads the three smokestacks and most of the two upper decks.
From Time Magazine Archive
For weeks studio execs have been clambering to raise their products' profiles to catch the attention of Academy voters.
From Time Magazine Archive
You don't know that these men have been clambering for dear life out of a fearful pit for three months past, and doing good climbing too, poor chaps.
From Black Rock: a Tale of the Selkirks by Ralph Connor
