adjective

lumbering

adjective

Moving in a slow, heavy, and clumsy way.

"The lumbering truck struggled up the steep hill."

noun

The industry or work of felling trees for timber.

"Lumbering was once the main industry in the valley."

How to Use Lumbering

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishDescribes heavy, slow movement, or refers to the logging industry.

Common pairings

lumbering gait lumbering industry

more lumbering comparative, lumberings plural, most lumbering superlative

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