lumbering
The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement.
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Had one of the best answers I’ve ever had today. ‘What do you think lumbering means?’ ‘When a lumberjack is cutting down tree after tree?’
I swear I just saw a supposedly unconscious female victim open her eyes as the creature carried her up the stairs to his lab. Guess she wanted to make sure the lumbering dope didn't bang her head on the handrail. Not…
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The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement.
Only the old harbor-master was there, singing out, as by duty bound, his lusty oaths at their lumberings.
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Clumsy or awkward.
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(US) The business of felling trees for lumber.
Only the old harbor-master was there, singing out, as by duty bound, his lusty oaths at their lumberings.
“Had one of the best answers I’ve ever had today. ‘What do you think lumbering means?’ ‘When a lumberjack is cutting down tree after tree?’”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I swear I just saw a supposedly unconscious female victim open her eyes as the creature carried her up the stairs to his lab. Guess she wanted to make sure the lumbering dope didn't bang her head on the handrail. Not that anyone else in this fim is much more capable.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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British slang meaning stuck with something unwanted or burdened with a difficult situation or person. To be lumbered with someone means to be landed with them, typically against your will or through bad luck. The older sense of being in prison is now obsolete. The burden sense is the one in everyday modern use.
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