Term Gallery logo

Meanings of were heavy in English

We have no meanings for "were heavy" in our records yet.
Usage of were heavy in English
1
There were heavy winds at the time but otherwise conditions were good.
The Irish Times
2
Her eyes were heavy; she still lived in what she had seen.
Maurice Guest
3
About six percent of New Zealanders were heavy episodic or binge drinkers.
Radio NZ
4
It is the end of the day, and their burdens were heavy.
The Junior Classics, Volume 8: Animal and Nature Stories
5
He struck a balance and the scales were heavy on one side.
King Rat
6
The hardware and broken glass were heavy enough to make it sink.
Girl out back
7
Up towards Arundel the cornfields of red wheat were heavy with gold.
The Trespasser
8
The summer fields were ripening and the grapevines were heavy with fruit.
Oracle's Queen
9
The trees were heavy with foliage, and the leaves were yet green.
The Rulers of the Lakes: A Story of George and Champlain
10
The duties of the young officers were heavy, and their fatigues great.
An Original Belle
11
The slim, lithe body sagged and the shoulders were heavy with exhaustion.
A Man Four-Square
12
His arms hurt and his hands were heavy as he moved them.
Big city girl
13
The faces of most were heavy and dull showing marks of dissipation.
The Kentucky Ranger
14
They were heavy old women, in worn flapping slippers and uncorseted figures.
The California Birthday Book / Prose and Poetical Selections fro...
15
They were heavy-set men in leather jackets and short, wide knee-length trousers.
Beyond the Vanishing Point
16
At the windows were heavy red damask curtains, lined with yellow brocade.
A Little Girl in Old Boston
This collocation consists of:
Were heavy through the time
Were heavy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common