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LUMBERINGLY

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lum·ber 2   (lŭm'bər)   
intr.v.   lum·bered, lum·ber·ing, lum·bers

  1. To walk or move with heavy clumsiness. See Synonyms at blunder.

  2. To move with a rumbling noise.


[Middle English lomeren, possibly of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish dialectal loma, to move heavily.]
lum'ber·ing·ly adv.
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