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lumbering

adjective noun

slow and laborious because of weight

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
L
Ends with
G
Contains
UM
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. slow and laborious because of weight

    “the heavy tread of tired troops”

noun

  1. the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

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Example Sentences

the heavy tread of tired troops
moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot
ponderous prehistoric beasts
a ponderous yawn

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