lumbering
/ˈlʌmbərɪŋ/
adjective
- Moving in a slow, heavy, and awkward way.
- He walked with a lumbering gait, his boots heavy with mud.
- The old truck made a lumbering sound as it climbed the hill.
- The lumbering elephant made its way across the savanna.
noun
- The business or work of cutting down trees and transporting timber.
- Lumbering is a major industry in parts of Canada and Scandinavia.
- Modern lumbering uses advanced technology to reduce waste.
- He spent his youth working in the lumbering camps of Maine.
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