Lumber and Teeter

Lumber

Lumber verb - To move heavily or clumsily.
Usage example: the elephant lumbered through the jungle

Teeter and lumber are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Teeter" instead a verb "Lumber".

Nearby Words: lumbering, lumbered, lumberyard

Teeter

Teeter verb - To move forward while swaying from side to side.
Usage example: the toddler teetered down the stairs on her mother's high heels

Lumber and teeter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Lumber" instead a verb "Teeter".

Nearby Words: teetered, teetering
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