clambering

present participle of clamber
as in climbing
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling clambered over a wall and was never seen again

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Recent Examples of clambering After clambering up a ladder into the truck, Killeen, 76, tucked her hair back into a ponytail, settled down on the bench seat and watched as Weppner's truck rolled down the island's main thoroughfare, Midnight Pass Road. Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 Since its relaunch this summer, fans who grew up shopping at Limited Too stores in the ’90s and early 2000s have been clambering for adult sizes. John Russell, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024 Little ones here are exceptionally well cared for, thanks to the 53,000-square-foot Kids Club, with programming that includes everything from gardening and cooking to arts and crafts to clambering up the treehouse and ropes course. Devorah Lev-Tov, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2024

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“Clambering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clambering. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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