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lumber1

Syllabification: (lum·ber)

Pronunciation: /ˈləmbər/

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Definition of lumber

verb

[no object]

move in a slow, heavy, awkward way:a truck filled his mirror and lumbered past

Origin:

late Middle English lomere, perhaps symbolic of clumsy movement

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Definition of lumber in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

lum hat
luma
lumbago
lumbar
lumbar puncture
lumber ¹
lumber ²
lumber ³
lumber room
lumberer
lumbering

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lumbering in lumber² US. Eng
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adjective

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