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lumbered

VERB

walk heavily, clumsily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

plod shuffle slog trudge trundle waddle

STRONG

barge clump galumph lump shamble stump

Antonyms

STRONGEST

tiptoe

WEAK

glide relieve unburden

VERB

burden

Synonyms

STRONG

charge cumber encumber lade land load saddle tax weigh

WEAK

impose upon

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist exonerate help unburden

WEAK

glide relieve

Example Sentences

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From it emerged a 64-year-old dairyman, burly and tan, who left the engine running as he lumbered toward me with open arms.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Army Green Berets lumbered through a northern Swedish pine forest, struggling not to fall on their brand new skis as they dragged sleds over hills and frozen creeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

State biologists set up a trap and the bear soon lumbered into it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

If Almeria do not win their next game at home to Athletic Bilbao on Monday night, they will be lumbered with the outright record.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

Sure enough, a long thick neck soon appeared over the rooftop as the thundering footsteps grew louder, and then the whole gigantic beast lumbered around a corner.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older