scramble up
Frequency: 6.57.1 per million words
A difficult or hurried ascent.
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Examples (20)
- He scrambled up the stairs.
- He scrambled up the steep bank to reach the path.
- The child managed to scramble up the tree with surprising agility.
- The child managed to scramble up the old tree with surprising agility.
- After the fall, he struggled to scramble up the muddy bank.
- We had to scramble up the rocky slope before nightfall.
- The mountain goat can easily scramble up almost vertical surfaces.
- Watch the monkey scramble up the coconut palm so quickly!
- We had to scramble up a narrow path to reach the summit.
- If you want to see the view, you'll need to scramble up that small hill.
- She quickly scrambled up the ladder to escape the rising water.
- She lost her footing but managed to scramble up the last few steps.
- If you want to see the view, you'll need to scramble up that rocky outcrop.
- The hikers carefully scrambled up the narrow ridge.
- The cat tried to scramble up the curtains, but kept sliding down.
- It took all his strength to scramble up the slippery muddy incline.
- It took a lot of effort to scramble up the steep, sandy dune.
- Don't try to scramble up that unstable ladder; it's dangerous.
- The hikers had to scramble up the last section of the trail on their hands and knees.
- From the bottom, they could see climbers scrambling up the sheer rock face.