lumberverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]
uk/ˈlʌm.bər/us/ˈlʌm.bɚ/to move slowly and awkwardly:
In the distance, we could see a herd of elephants lumbering across the plain.
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Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- doddery
- falter
- galumphing
- limp
- lollop
- lurch
- reel
- schlep
- shamble
- shuffle
- squeeze
- stumble
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- trip (sb) up
- tumble
- waddle
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Phrasal verb(s)
lumber sb with sth
lumbernoun [ U ]
uk/ˈlʌm.bər/us/ˈlʌm.bɚ/US UK timberC2 wood that has been prepared for building
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Types of wood
- balsa wood
- bark
- close-grained
- cork
- ebony
- firewood
- hickory
- jelutong
- matchwood
- MDF
- mulga
- oak
- oaken
- pine
- rosewood
- three-ply
- wood
- wood pulp
- wooden
- yew
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