Lumbering example sentences

Related (2): sawmilling, deforestation

lum·ber·ing

adjective

lumbering (adjective)

- moving in a slow, heavy, awkward way:

lumbering

noun NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH

lumbering (noun)

- the action of cutting and preparing forest timber for transport and sale:

lum·ber

verb

lumbering (present participle)

- move in a slow, heavy, awkward way:

lum·ber

verb

lumbering (present participle)

- cut and prepare forest timber for transport and sale:

- burden (someone) with an unwanted responsibility, task, or set of circumstances.

lum·ber

verb

lumbering (present participle)

- casually strike up a relationship with (a prospective sexual partner):

Synonyms

clumsy, awkward, blundering, bumbling, inept, maladroit, uncoordinated, ungainly, oafish, ungraceful, gauche, lumpish, cumbersome, ponderous, laborious, stolid, clodhopping, hulking, lubberly, nimble, agile, lurch, stumble, shamble, shuffle, reel, waddle, trudge, clump, stump, plod, tramp, stamp, stomp, thump, thud, bang, galumph, burden, saddle, encumber, hamper, load, oppress, trouble, tax, land

"Lumbering" Example Sentences

1. The lumbering elephant made its way through the thick jungle.
2. The lumbering bear cautiously approached the beehive.
3. The ship's lumbering anchor hit the ocean floor with a thud.
4. The lumbering tractor struggled to maneuver through the muddy field.
5. The lumbering grizzly bear scared away all the other animals in the forest.
6. The lumbering truck rumbled down the dirt road.
7. The lumbering bulldozer cleared the path for the new development.
8. The lumbering hippopotamus emerged from the murky water.
9. The lumbering caterpillar crawled slowly over the leaf.
10. The lumbering bison grazed in the wide-open plain.
11. The lumbering rhinoceros stampeded past the safari jeep.
12. The lumbering moose drank from the tranquil pond.
13. The lumbering T-Rex roared as it approached the fleeing prey.
14. The lumbering dump truck dumped its load of gravel onto the construction site.
15. The lumbering ostrich ran across the desert plains.
16. The lumbering camel carried its heavy load across the hot sand dunes.
17. The lumbering garbage truck picked up the neighborhood's trash.
18. The lumbering dragonfly flew over the calm lake.
19. The lumbering walrus hauled itself up onto the icy shore.
20. The lumbering bulldog snored loudly on the couch.
21. The lumbering dinosaur bones were carefully assembled in the museum exhibit.
22. The lumbering buffalo created a cloud of dust as it ran through the field.
23. The lumbering excavator dug a deep hole for the building's foundation.
24. The lumbering manatee slowly moved through the warm waters.
25. The lumbering tank rolled across the battlefield.
26. The lumbering elephant seal basked in the sun on the beach.
27. The lumbering robot moved slowly along the factory assembly line.
28. The lumbering dump truck overturned on the steep hill.
29. The lumbering harvesters picked the ripe fruit from the orchard.
30. The lumbering garbage barge made its way down the river.

Common Phases

1. The lumbering bear trudged through the forest;
2. The elephant lumbered across the savanna;
3. The heavy cart lumbered down the dirt road;
4. The construction vehicles lumbered through the city streets;
5. The old steam engine lumbered along the tracks;
6. The buffalo lumbered across the prairie;
7. The giant tortoise lumbered through the rainforest.