"lumbering" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more lumbering [comparative], most lumbering [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} lumbering (comparative more lumbering, superlative most lumbering)
  1. Clumsy or awkward.
    Sense id: en-lumbering-en-adj-bt0bq93Y
  2. Heavy, slow and laborious; ponderous.
    Sense id: en-lumbering-en-adj-aI8Ll0mf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lumberingness

Noun

Forms: lumberings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lumbering (countable and uncountable, plural lumberings)
  1. The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lumbering-en-noun-Hb3hFMyI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 63 32
  2. (US) The business of felling trees for lumber. Tags: US, countable, uncountable Translations (The business of felling trees for lumber): дърводобив (dǎrvodobiv) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-lumbering-en-noun-ckTAPvPw Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'The business of felling trees for lumber': 4 96

Inflected forms

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