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
People were clambering for a photo.
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Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
After clambering through the woods, Bowie, with help from her friend Laurie Brasil, reached Shy and was shocked to find Bow sitting right beside her.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
In November, a wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off the city captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering onto the stern of her boat.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The piece is a collection of disused shoemaker boxes, once used by cobblers to keep tools, pressed against each other and stacked up, clambering toward the ceiling.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
By the end of the night, so many fans had crowd-surfed from the pit to the stage, clambering onto the platform, that the band members were barely visible.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
Even back on board, the show continues after dark, with pelicans and reef sharks drawn to the yacht’s lights and sea lions sometimes clambering onto the aft deck.
—Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Public art offers a chance for everyone to enjoy, as witnessed by the children clambering all over the octopus and residents enjoying coffee with a bronze hippo.
—Hannah Goeke, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2025
After clambering back onto the platform, medics took him to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition with face injuries, cops said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
After clambering through the woods, Bowie, with help from her friend Laurie Brasil, reached Shy and was shocked to find Bow sitting right beside her.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
In November, a wildlife photographer out on a whale watching trip in waters off the city captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering onto the stern of her boat.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
The piece is a collection of disused shoemaker boxes, once used by cobblers to keep tools, pressed against each other and stacked up, clambering toward the ceiling.
—Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
By the end of the night, so many fans had crowd-surfed from the pit to the stage, clambering onto the platform, that the band members were barely visible.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
Even back on board, the show continues after dark, with pelicans and reef sharks drawn to the yacht’s lights and sea lions sometimes clambering onto the aft deck.
—Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Public art offers a chance for everyone to enjoy, as witnessed by the children clambering all over the octopus and residents enjoying coffee with a bronze hippo.
—Hannah Goeke, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2025
After clambering back onto the platform, medics took him to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition with face injuries, cops said.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clambering
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Archer-Daniels-Midland, the 125-year-old agricultural processor and food ingredient provider, has been climbing quietly and steadily the past 12 months.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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Becerra quickly began climbing in the polls, and is now one of the leading candidates.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Packing motion sickness remedies ahead of time is an easy way to avoid scrambling if the ship starts rocking.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Apr. 2026
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If students don’t already have friends at the same school, they are left scrambling to find someone.—
Mary Frances Ruskell,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Clambering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clambering. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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