hang heavy
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To seem oppressive, stifling, or laden.
Example Sentences
- "What was it all, to have a duke and to have lords dining with her, to dine with lords or with a duke itself, if life were dull with her, and the hours hung heavy!"
- "2017, Jennifer S. Holland, For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival., National Geographic (March 2017)http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2017/03/macaques-monkeys-indonesia-endangered-pet-trade/ The town of Tompasobaru, a six-hour drive from Tangkoko, is known for the fragrant cloves that carpet the front yards of homes, drying on tarps in the sun. But in the town’s open market, the air hung heavy with the metallic smell of the butcher’s wares."