Lumbering

To move slowly and heavily in a clumsy, awkward, and often noisy manner.

verb

Lumbering

To move slowly and heavily in a clumsy, awkward, and often noisy manner.

verb

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Imagine This

Imagine a bulky bear squeezing through a dense forest, each step crushing twigs and leaves with a loud, heavy thud as it lumbers forward.

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Sounds Like

LUM-ber-ing

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Looks Like

lumber (timber)

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Remember This

Lumber describes timber; to lumber is to move as if made of heavy timber—slow, heavy, and awkward.

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Other Forms

lumberverb

lumberedverb

lumberingadjective

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Connect With

plod, trudge, ponderous, ungainly

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Note

Usually used intransitively (lumber along, lumber through). It should describe movement rather than a direct action on an object (you don’t typically lumber a thing). Distinguish from the noun lumber (the timber).