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LUMBERING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("lumbering" is a kind of...):

craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Slow and laborious because of weight

Example:

a ponderous yawn

Synonyms:

heavy; lumbering; ponderous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

heavy-footed ((of movement) lacking ease or lightness)

 III. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb lumber

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