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What is another word for lumbering?

Need synonyms for lumbering? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

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Adjective

Clumsy or awkward in nature

Slow and clumsy because of great size or weight

Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful

Physically large or well-built

Covered with woods or trees

Feeling sluggish or slow

Present participle for to burden, load or encumber with

Present participle for to move clumsily or ploddingly

Present participle for to make a low rumbling sound

Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort towards work, a task, or a goal

Present participle for to (excessively) exert for a particular task, purpose or goal

Present participle for to move around or sideways unsteadily

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Clumsy or awkward in nature

like a bull in a china shop

all fingers and thumbs

labored^US

laboured^UK

having two left hands

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

lacking in social grace

lacking in social graces

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“It swung repeatedly with its massive stony fists, but Jon easily dodged the lumbering moves.”

Adjective

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Slow and clumsy because of great size or weight

labored^US

laboured^UK

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

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“The lumbering giant turned about, it's piggish face framed with an expression of pure malice.”

Adjective

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Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful

meager^US

meagre^UK

shriveled^US

shrivelled^UK

looking like a bag of bones

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Adjective

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Physically large or well-built

chiseled^US

chiselled^UK

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Adjective

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Covered with woods or trees

Adjective

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Feeling sluggish or slow

lacklustre^UK

lackluster^US

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

labored^US

laboured^UK

hardly able to keep one's eyes open

mesmerising^UK

mesmerizing^US

anaesthetic^UK

anesthetic^US

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Present participle for to burden, load or encumber with

thrusting something on

unloading on

inflicting something on

fobbing something off on to

giving responsibility for

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“Are you sure you want to lumber the poor girl with this?”

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Present participle for to move clumsily or ploddingly

ploughing^UK

plowing^US

laboring^US

labouring^UK

walking with difficulty

walking haltingly

walking lamely

walking unevenly

making one's way with difficulty

getting no place fast

moving with difficulty

pushing yourself

going off at a tangent

getting sidetracked

wandering aimlessly

getting off the point

travelling^UK

traveling^US

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“We slurped our noodles and watched big, pink tourists lumber clumsily along the streets.”

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Present participle for to make a low rumbling sound

clamouring^UK

clamoring^US

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Present participle for to apply great and continuous effort towards work, a task, or a goal

laboring^US

labouring^UK

endeavoring^US

ploughing^UK

plowing^US

bending over backwards

sweating blood

doing all one can

working like a Trojan

leaning over backwards

pulling out all the stops

falling over backwards

working your fingers to the bone

putting one's back into something

dragging oneself

working oneself to the bone

burning the candle at both ends

giving it your best shot

busting a gut

trying

breaking your neck

keeping your head down

scrambling

bullocking

making an all-out effort

rupturing yourself

working day and night

leaving no stone unturned

making a great effort

putting one's back into it

trying one's hardest

having a swing at

having one's nose to grindstone

putting up a fight against

acquiting oneself

keeping your nose to the grindstone

pitching in

working your guts out

plodding along

grinding out

digging in

working one's socks off

jumping through hoops

going for the jugular

shooting for

giving it a whirl

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Present participle for to (excessively) exert for a particular task, purpose or goal

Verb

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Present participle for to move around or sideways unsteadily

laboring^US

labouring^UK

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