lumbering
the trade or business of cutting and preparing lumber.
Origin of lumbering
1Other words from lumbering
- un·lum·ber·ing, adjective
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How to use lumbering in a sentence
To see those lumberings fishermen in the streets you would not think they could be so handy, or tread so lightly in a dory.
Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast | Samuel Adams DrakeOnly the old harbor-master was there, singing out, as by duty bound, his lusty oaths at their lumberings.
The Deemster | Hall Caine
British Dictionary definitions for lumbering (1 of 2)
/ (ˈlʌmbərɪŋ) /
mainly US and Canadian the business or trade of cutting, transporting, preparing, or selling timber
British Dictionary definitions for lumbering (2 of 2)
/ (ˈlʌmbərɪŋ) /
awkward in movement
moving with a rumbling sound
Derived forms of lumbering
- lumberingly, adverb
- lumberingness, noun
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