Lumbering

adj, noun

adj, noun ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement. countable, uncountable

    "Only the old harbor-master was there, singing out, as by duty bound, his lusty oaths at their lumberings."

  2. 2
    the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber wordnet
  3. 3
    The business of felling trees for lumber. US, countable, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Clumsy or awkward.

    "I've kidnapped that lumbering fool Donkey Kong and you will never see him again. Har-har-har-har!"

  2. 2
    Heavy, slow and laborious; ponderous.

    "The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll."

Adjective
  1. 1
    slow and laborious because of weight wordnet

Synonyms

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afforestationall thumbsamblingambulationarboricultureawkward

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"Only the old harbor-master was there, singing out, as by duty bound, his lusty oaths at their lumberings."

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