Added 9 October 2026 lumbering noun Categories: ActionsRare Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about lumbering at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement. The business of felling trees for lumber. adjective Clumsy or awkward. Heavy, slow and laborious; ponderous. Related Words: heavy-footedponderousheavyloggingharvestingforestrywoodforesttimberlimpinglimpslouch Back to today's word