adjective
- moving or acting in a slow, sluggish, or inefficient manner; dawdling
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect
verb
- to move or work slowly and without purpose; to dawdle or loiter
Usage: chiefly Scottish and Northern English dialect; present participle of 'drumble'
Examples
- He had a drumbling gait that made him seem perpetually tired.
- Stop drumbling about and finish your chores.
- The drumbling pace of the old horse frustrated the impatient rider.
- She was drumbling through her work instead of focusing on the task.
- His drumbling manner of speech tested everyone's patience.
- The team's drumbling performance in the first half cost them the game.