Lumbering Definition & Meaning
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"
- noun
- the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
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- What does lumbering mean?
- 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" the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
- What part of speech is lumbering?
- Lumbering is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does lumbering have?
- Lumbering has 2 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).