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- [luhm-ber-ing]
- /ˈlʌm bər ɪŋ/
- /ˈlʌm.bər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [luhm-ber-ing]
- /ˈlʌm bər ɪŋ/
Definitions of lumbering word
- noun lumbering timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc. 1
- noun lumbering miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away. 1
- verb without object lumbering to move clumsily or heavily, especially from great or ponderous bulk: overloaded wagons lumbering down the dirt road. 1
- verb without object lumbering to make a rumbling noise. 1
- verb with object lumbering to convert (a specified amount, area, etc.) into lumber: We lumbered more than a million acres last year. 1
- verb with object lumbering to heap together in disorder. 1
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Origin of lumbering
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; lumber1 + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Lumbering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lumbering popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
lumbering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lumbering
adj lumbering
- hulking — heavy and clumsy; bulky.
- unwieldy — not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward; ungainly.
- ungainly — not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy: an ungainly child; an ungainly prose style.
- heavy — of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- halting — Archaic. lame; limping.
adjective lumbering
- awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
- clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- graceless — without any sense of right or propriety.
- elephantine — Of, resembling, or characteristic of an elephant or elephants, especially in being large, clumsy, or awkward.
Antonyms for lumbering
adj lumbering
adjective lumbering
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
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