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Meanings of leaden in английском
Синонимы
Examples for "plodding"
Examples for "plodding"
1
The spaniel flew at the black dog; nipping at the plodding forepaws.
2
Meanwhile the Tortoise kept plodding on, and in time reached the goal.
3
I had forgotten the plodding cart-horse gait; my shoes were too light.
4
Even with his plodding gait, it was far too early for sunrise.
5
And the endless plodding, thudding, of tired feet in quest of gain
Usage of leaden in английском
1
Welcome to the golden - or rather leaden - age of uncertainty.
2
The fact is that the leaden heart had snapped right in two.
3
Yes, yes, says Magda, pulling a leaden strand back from her forehead.
4
The hue is rather bloodless and leaden; but he was alway sallow.
5
The sea lay leaden far below him, barely visible in the dimness.
6
The leaden clouds seemed to rest upon the steeples of the churches.
7
The length of the exposed zone was swept with the leaden stream.
8
Her limbs were leaden as she resumed her place at the table.
9
In comparison, people complain at how leaden the Labour leadership hustings seem.
10
He rose from the chair and paced the room with leaden feet.
11
He took the torch from her and minutely examined the leaden casket.
12
She walked up the steps and into the house with leaden feet.
13
Thy cold grey walls reflect back the leaden melancholy of the soul.
14
From the muzzle of the machine gun poured out a leaden hail.
15
The eternal spicy breeze would transform the leaden atmosphere of his thought.
16
For the first hour the notes I played were leaden and lifeless.
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Leaden through the time
Leaden across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common