struggle awkwardly (verb)

  • 1floun|der — floun|der1 «FLOWN duhr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to struggle awkwardly without making much progress; plunge about: »The horses were floundering in the deep snowdrifts. 2. Figurative. to be clumsy or confused and make mistakes: »The girl was… …

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  • 3scramble — 1 verb 1 CLIMB (intransitive always + adv/prep) to climb up or over something with difficulty, using your hands to help you (+ up/down/back etc): We scrambled up a rocky slope. 2 scramble to your feet to stand up quickly and awkwardly: He… …

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  • 4clam´ber|er — clam|ber «KLAM buhr», verb, noun. –v.i., v.t. 1. to climb, using both hands and feet; climb awkwardly or with difficulty; scramble: »The boys clambered up the cliff. The men who had fallen were trying to clamber up along bent steel pipes and… …

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  • 5clam|ber — «KLAM buhr», verb, noun. –v.i., v.t. 1. to climb, using both hands and feet; climb awkwardly or with difficulty; scramble: »The boys clambered up the cliff. The men who had fallen were trying to clamber up along bent steel pipes and broken… …

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