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How to pronounce leaden in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dull


the sky was leaden and thick.
Type Words
Synonyms heavy


a leaden conversation.
Type Words
Synonyms weighted


his leaden arms.
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Synonyms plodding


leaden steps.
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a leaden weight.

Examples of leaden

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Nothing happened as the summer ran its course with leaden skies and chill winds.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Those same leaden clouds blocked the view of the Olympic Mountains to the south.
From the thenewstribune.com
Skip the tiny Italian affogato shots for dessert or the leaden French macarons.
From the bloomberg.com
It's a mild disappointment, then, that the capstone to this trilogy is so leaden.
From the washingtontimes.com
It is difficult to believe that the gulling of Malvolio scene could be so leaden.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
The drumming is uniformly leaden and the orchestration overbearing and saccharin.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
With the Golden State in a leaden state, we offer some liberty-enhancing fixes.
From the ocregister.com
It's surprisingly leaden, and repeated play has stolen its ability to surprise.
From the time.com
A job that looked golden yesterday might be leaden tomorrow if tech keeps tanking.
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • Dull: darkened with overcast; "a dark day"; "a dull sky"; "the sky was leaden and thick"
  • Made heavy or weighted down with weariness; "his leaden arms"; "weighted eyelids"
  • Made of lead; "a leaden weight"
  • (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps"
  • Heavy: lacking lightness or liveliness; "heavy humor"; "a leaden conversation"
  • Made of lead; Pertaining to or resembling lead; heavy, grey, sluggish; Dull; darkened with overcast