Associations to the word «Lumbering»

Wiktionary

LUMBERING, noun. The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement.
LUMBERING, noun. (US) The business of felling trees for lumber.
LUMBERING, adjective. Clumsy or awkward.
LUMBERING, adjective. Heavy, slow and laborious; ponderous.

Dictionary definition

LUMBERING, noun. The trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber.
LUMBERING, adjective. Slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn".

Wise words

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