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LUMBERING

\lˈʌmbəɹɪŋ], \lˈʌmbəɹɪŋ], \l_ˈʌ_m_b_ə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of LUMBERING

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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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"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Filling with lumber: putting in confusion (See LUMBER, n.): moving heavily. (See LUMBER, v.i.).

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Moving heavily; filling with lumber.
The motion or jolting of anything that moves heavily; in Canada, the act or employment of cutting down timber.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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