Lumbering has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
2
The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement.
Adjective
1
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"
Example Sentences
"the heavy tread of tired troops"
adjective
"moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"
adjective
"ponderous prehistoric beasts"
adjective
"a ponderous yawn"
adjective
Broader Terms (hypernyms)