leaden
IPA: ɫˈɛdʌn
verb
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become dull or overcast.
adjective
- (dated) Made of lead.
- Pertaining to or resembling lead; grey, heavy, sluggish.
- Dull; darkened with overcast.
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Examples of "leaden" in Sentences
- The female has the upperside dull leaden blue.
- Others found it obvious, leaden and heavy handed.
- That last three word phrase is leaden and bathetic.
- A plumber then encased it in a close fitting leaden shell.
- He was then beaten with leaden mauls until his veins broke and burst.
- Critics consider that its fine qualities are marred by leaden effects.
- “Increase speed to nine-point-nine,” Riker told him, every word leaden.
- Below, an inscribed leaden plate was buried, declaring the claims of France.
- His public utterances are more likely to be described as leaden than poetic.
- The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness.
- I feel that, while aiming for neutrality, the end result is maybe a bit leaden.
- She reached the landing at the mid-point of the staircase and saw the twin leaden benches that sat on either side of the platform.
- 23 I have adopted the word leaden as expressive of the idea implied in the original word, viz. grey or greyish blue; hence, dulled, dimmed.
- His lungs feel "leaden," he has trouble concentrating on his graphic designs that used to give him so much pleasure, his moods swing unpredictably, he is dizzy, and the fragrance in ordinary household products makes his eyes water and sinuses stuffy.
- Director Yelena Demikovsky attempts to a tell a story of innocence lost and the fleeting nature of youthful affection, but winds up getting bogged down in leaden dialogue and cheesy music, both of which conspire to drag her film even deeper into the depths of irredeemable melodrama.
- By means of a strip of lead called a leaden tape, which he pressed around and into the fillets and hollows with his finger and thumb, he transferred the exact contour of each moulding to his drawing, that lay on a sketching-stool a few feet distant; where were also a sketching-block, a small T-square, a bow-pencil, and other mathematical instruments.