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lumber

/ˈlʌmbər/ /ˈlʌmbə/
verb Regular verblumber lumbered
General
  1. 1 hantal hantal yürümek, ağır ağır ilerlemek

Definition (English)

To move slowly and heavily in an awkward way, because of being big or heavy.

Example Sentences

  1. A huge bear lumbered out of the forest.
    Koca bir ayı hantal hantal ormandan çıktı.
  2. The old bus lumbered up the steep hill.
    Eski otobüs dik yokuşu ağır ağır tırmandı.
Informal
  1. 1 (istenmeyen bir işi birine) yıkmak, (birinin) başına sarmak

Definition (English)

To give someone a job or problem that the person does not want.

Example Sentences

  1. I got lumbered with organizing the office party again.
    Ofis partisini düzenleme işini yine benim başıma sardılar.
  2. Don't let him lumber you with all the paperwork.
    Bütün evrak işlerini sana yıkmasına izin verme.

Verb Forms Regular

Base lumber
/ˈlʌmbər/
Past lumbered
/ˈlʌmbərd/
Participle lumbered
/ˈlʌmbərd/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edlumber → lumbered

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. lumbered /ˈlʌmbərd/

Synonyms

trudgeplodshamblestumblesaddleburdenland

Collocations

lumber alonglumber across somethinglumber towards someonebe lumbered with somethingget lumbered with somethinglumber someone with something

Related Words

heavyclumsyburden

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