Lumbering (Adjective)
Meaning
Slow and laborious because of weight; "the heavy tread of tired troops"; "moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot"; "ponderous prehistoric beasts"; "a ponderous yawn".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The bear moved with a lumbering gait, its hefty frame swaying from side to side as it made its way through the forest.
- As the elephant began to walk, its massive body arched forward in a slow, lumbering manner, its large ears flapping gently in the breeze.
- The aged hippopotamus emerged from the muddy waters and resumed its lumbering pace on the grassy bank, its substantial stomach swaying in sync with its footsteps.
- Due to his excessive weight gain, John's once-lithe jogging form had given way to a lumbering run, with each laborious stride taking visible effort.
- A fossil of the Ichthyosaurus showed this marine reptile as a lumbering swimmer, its massive fins and bodies churning the early Jurassic seas with great effort.