Synonyms of lumbering

Noun


1. lumbering, trade, craft

usage: the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

Verb


1. lumber, pound, walk

usage: move heavily or clumsily; "The heavy man lumbered across the room"

2. log, lumber, fell, drop, strike down, cut down

usage: cut lumber, as in woods and forests

Adjective


1. heavy, lumbering, ponderous, heavy-footed (vs. light-footed)

usage: 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"

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Definition and meaning of lumbering (Dictionary)