clamber
verb (used with or without object)
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
have clambered
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present perfectof clamber.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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Americans have clambered to travel overseas in recent years, and airlines are racing to add service to match their zeal for new experiences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But the area around the town of Frontera Comalapa is also a valuable route for smuggling immigrants, thousands of who have clambered aboard trains to reach the U.S. border.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 25, 2023
Reflecting this near-universal discontent, unexpected travelers have clambered aboard Aurelius’s attack on PROMESA.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
Perhaps Coates was adjudged to have clambered on an Everton defender in knocking the ball down for Suarez.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2012
The old man had fierce tufty eyebrows of his own, rather like a dragon’s, and he was altogether too imposing a figure for me to have clambered on as an infant.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
