Leaden - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈledn|
Brit.
|ˈled(ə)n|
adjective
- darkened with overcast (syn: dull)
the sky was leaden and thick
- made heavy or weighted down with weariness (syn: weighted)his leaden arms
- (of movement) slow and laborious (syn: plodding)leaden steps
- lacking lightness or liveliness (syn: heavy)a leaden conversation
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...a leaden performance of a classic American play that nearly put us to sleep...
...the leaden sky made everything seem dark and depressing...
The sky looks leaden.
I have never felt the atmosphere of the house so leaden.
That was a rather leaden attempt to answer a question.
The very completeness with which he has done his work leadens his narrative.
She stumbled forward, her legs leaden.
What a leaden expression - have you just had bad news?
A leaden glare makes the snow and ice more lurid.
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