leadening

[US]/'led(ə)n/
[UK]/'lɛdn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kedelig og tung som bly; trist, tung på sindet.

Phrases & Collocations

leaden sky

blygrå himmel

leaden footsteps

blytunge fodtrin

leaden silence

tungt stille

leaden atmosphere

tung atmosfære

Example Sentences

drizzle from a leaden sky.

dryppende fra en blygrå himmel.

the snow fell from a leaden sky.

sneen faldt fra en blygrå himmel.

his eyelids were leaden with sleep.

hans øjenlåg var tunge af søvn.

He walked towards the examination room with leaden feet (= slowly).

Han gik langsomt mod eksamenslokalet med blytunge fødder.

the weather broke and thunder rumbled through a leaden sky.

Vejret klarede op, og torden brølte gennem en blygrå himmel.

A leaden weight lay on her heart as she waved him goodbye.

En tung vægt lå på hendes hjerte, da hun vinkede farvel til ham.

and the old clock in the corner burred, and burred, the great leaden weight ran down to the floor, bump!

og det gamle ur i hjørnet tikken, og tikken, den store blyvægt løb ned på gulvet, bump!

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