lumber
To move in a slow, heavy and clumsy way.
lumber in a sentence
- The sleepy bear lumbered out of its cave, knocking over a bin with every step.
- Elephants lumber down to the river at dusk, their heavy feet thudding on the dry earth.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to lumber?
- Adart
- Bplod
- Cglide
- Dskip
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B: plod. The other three mean the opposite of lumber.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to lumber?
- Awaddle
- Bplod
- Cdart
- Dstomp
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C: dart. The other three mean nearly the same as lumber.
Words that mean something similar
plod, stomp, waddle
Words that mean the opposite
dart, skip, glide
More words about movement & action
- lunge: To make a sudden powerful movement towards something.
- lurch: To move suddenly with an unsteady jerk.
- lurk: To wait quietly out of sight, often to do something bad.
- meander: To wander slowly along a winding path.
- merge: To join together and become one.
- muster: To gather people together, or to summon up courage or strength.
- navigate: To find your way from one place to another.
- nestle: To settle into a warm, cosy and comfortable position.
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