lumbering
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“So I went in the studio and did it trying to sound like that guy,” Manilow recalled, stomping his foot to approximate a lumbering rock beat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Costing A$136,000, the artwork represents a mythical megafauna, with the sculpture's designers inspired by an ancient marsupial ant-eater found in local caves that was "massive, lumbering and fascinating".
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
Remember, every one of these nimble little sporters you see on the road is displacing a larger, more lumbering alternative that could be drifting into your lane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Part of Melissa's punch stems from its slow pace: it is lumbering along slower than most people walk, at just three miles per hour or less.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025
“That would be lovely, Mrs. Murphy,” Mr. Sorenson says, lumbering after her through the double doors.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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