clamber
verb (used with or without object)
to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
were clambering
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past progressiveof clamber.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was August 2013, and we were clambering up the majestic and regal unrealness that is Mt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
Rescue workers were clambering over the rubble – some of it was still smouldering.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Now, we were clambering or jumping off a boat, straight into deep water.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 6, 2017
The seven hikers were clambering through a popular canyon when a deluge seen only once a century unleashed a wall of churning water.
From US News ● Sep. 18, 2015
Steel-clad men-at-arms were clambering off a broken galley that had smashed into a pier.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
