Definitions for: Lumbering

[n] the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber
[adj] 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"

Webster (1913) Definition: Lum"ber*ing, n.
The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the
forest for lumber. [U.S.]

Synonyms: heavy, heavy-footed, ponderous

See Also: craft, trade