Lumbering — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

move heavily or clumsily

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈʌmbɚɹɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈʌmbəɹɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈʌmbəɹɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈʌmbɚɹɪŋ/.

Examples

The heavy man lumbered across the room
the heavy tread of tired troops
moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pound lumber ponderous heavy log

Parts of Speech

noun	the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
verb	move heavily or clumsily “The heavy man lumbered across the room”
verb	cut lumber, as in woods and forests
adjective	slow and laborious because of weight “the heavy tread of tired troops”

Word Forms

logger	noun	a person who fells trees
log	noun	a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
logging	noun	the work of cutting down trees for timber
lumber	noun	the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
ponderousness	noun	the property of being large in mass

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schwerfällig

das Gewerbe des Schneidens, Aufbereitens oder Verkaufens von Holz

🇫🇷French

exploitation forestière

le métier de couper ou de préparer ou de vendre du bois

🇪🇸Spanish

maderero

el comercio de cortar o preparar o vender madera

🇮🇹Italian

goffo

il commercio di taglio, preparazione o vendita di legname

🇳🇱Dutch

logge

de handel in het kappen, voorbereiden of verkopen van hout

🇵🇹Portuguese

pesado

o comércio de corte, preparação ou venda de madeira

🇷🇺Russian

громоздкий

торговля лесозаготовкой, заготовкой или продажей древесины

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लकड़ी काटने के काम

लकड़ी काटने या तैयार करने या बेचने का व्यापार

🇧🇩Bengali

কাঠবাদাম

কাঠ কাটা বা প্রস্তুত বা বিক্রির বাণিজ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மரம் வெட்டுதல்

மரத்தை வெட்டுதல் அல்லது தயாரித்தல் அல்லது விற்பனை செய்தல் வர்த்தகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కలప కట్టడం

కలపను కత్తిరించడం లేదా తయారు చేయడం లేదా విక్రయించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

लाकूडतोड

लाकूड कापण्याचा किंवा तयार करण्याचा किंवा विकण्याचा व्यापार

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાકડા

લાકડા કાપવાનો અથવા તૈયાર કરવાનો અથવા વેચવાનો વેપાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರಗೆಲಸ

ಮರವನ್ನು ಕತ್ತರಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ತಯಾರಿಸುವ ಅಥವಾ ಮಾರಾಟ ಮಾಡುವ ವ್ಯಾಪಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മരംമുറിക്കൽ

മരം മുറിക്കുകയോ തയ്യാറാക്കുകയോ വിൽക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്ന വ്യാപാരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੰਬਰਿੰਗ

ਲੱਕੜ ਨੂੰ ਕੱਟਣ ਜਾਂ ਤਿਆਰ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਵੇਚਣ ਦਾ ਵਪਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

لکڑیاں

لکڑی کاٹنے یا تیار کرنے یا بیچنے کی تجارت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

笨重的

切割、准备或销售木材的贸易

🇯🇵Japanese

製材

木材の切断、準備、販売の取引

🇰🇷Korean

벌목

목재를 자르거나 준비하거나 판매하는 무역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ì ạch

buôn bán chặt hoặc chuẩn bị hoặc bán gỗ

🇹🇭Thai

ไม้เลื้อย

การค้าการตัดหรือเตรียมหรือขายไม้

🇮🇩Indonesian

lamban

perdagangan penebangan atau penyiapan atau penjualan kayu

🇵🇭Filipino

naglalaho

ang kalakalan ng pagputol o paghahanda o pagbebenta ng troso

🇲🇾Malay

kayu balak

perdagangan memotong atau menyediakan atau menjual kayu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متثاقل

- تجارة قطع الأخشاب أو تجهيزها أو بيعها

🇮🇷Persian

چوب بری

تجارت برش یا تهیه یا فروش الوار

🇹🇷Turkish

hantallık

kereste kesme veya hazırlama veya satma ticareti

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצים

סחר של כריתה או הכנה או מכירת עצים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'lumbering'?

The primary meaning of 'lumbering' is 'the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber'.

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Using 'lumbering' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'lumbering' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'lumbering' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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