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- 1. the action of cutting and preparing forest timber for transport and sale: North American "the traditional resource industries of the nation, chiefly fishing and lumbering"
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noun. 1. : surplus or disused articles (such as furniture) that are stored away. 2. a. : timber or logs especially when dressed for use. b. : any of various structural materials prepared in a form similar to lumber. lumber adjective.
Lumbering definition: the trade or business of cutting and preparing lumber. . See examples of LUMBERING used in a sentence.
to move slowly and awkwardly: In the distance, we could see a herd of elephants lumbering across the plain. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to walk in a way that is not controlled or even. stumble He was stumbling around the house like he was drunk. lumber We held our breath as a black bear lumbered across the hiking trail ahead of us.
Define lumbering. lumbering synonyms, lumbering pronunciation, lumbering translation, English dictionary definition of lumbering. n. 1. Timber sawed into boards, planks, or other structural members of standard or specified length. 2. Something useless or cumbersome. 3. Chiefly British...
lumbering. Other forms: lumberingly; lumberings. Someone who's lumbering moves in a heavy, ungainly way. The big, lumbering players on a football team tend to play defensive positions like lineman.
noun. mainly US and Canadian. the business or trade of cutting, transporting, preparing, or selling timber. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. lumbering in British English. (ˈlʌmbərɪŋ ) adjective. 1. awkward in movement. 2. moving with a rumbling sound. Collins English Dictionary.
to move slowly and awkwardly: In the distance, we could see a herd of elephants lumbering across the plain. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to walk in a way that is not controlled or even. stumble He was stumbling around the house like he was drunk.
Definition of lumbering adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Building timber or wood from a tree sawed or split into planks, boards, etc. lum•ber•er, n. [ countable] lum•ber•man, n. [ countable], pl. -men. lum•ber2 /ˈlʌmbɚ/ v. [ no object] to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great weight or size: The huge truck lumbered onto the highway.
