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English adjective: lumbering

1. lumbering slow and laborious because of weight


SamplesThe heavy tread of tired troops.
Moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot.
Ponderous prehistoric beasts.
A ponderous yawn.


Synonymsheavy, ponderous


Similarheavy-footed


Antonymslight-footed


English noun: lumbering

1. lumbering (act) the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber


Broader (hypernym)craft, trade









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