What does lumbering mean?
Lumbering means The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement..
Only the old harbor-master was there, singing out, as by duty bound, his lusty oaths at their lumberings.
I've kidnapped that lumbering fool Donkey Kong and you will never see him again. Har-har-har-har!
The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.
Use lumbering when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lumbering means The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement..
Common synonyms include heavy, ponderous, heavy-footed.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Only the old harbor-master was there, singing out, as by duty bound, his lusty oaths at their lumberings.
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