leaden
To make or become dull or overcastTo make or become dull or overcast.
» My legs were leaden from fatigue.
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1 sensesTo make or become dull or overcast.
Examples
5 sentencesMy legs were leaden from fatigue.
Golden words are often followed by leaden acts.
ruЗа золотыми словами часто идут свинцовые дела. — Ooneykcall
His backache left him lurching along with leaden legs.
In the leaden backdrop of the dawn, the horseman stands in silence, the long mane of his horse, disheveled by the wind.
deVor dem bleiernen Hintergrund des Morgengrauens steht der Reiter schweigend, die lange Mähne seines Pferdes zerzaust im Wind. — Yorwba
The leaden coffin was covered by a rich purple pall, on which was embroidered in gold the Canterville coat-of-arms.
ruСвинцовый гроб был покрыт роскошным пурпурным покровом, на котором был вышит золотом герб Кентервилей. — Wezel
Origin
From Middle English leden, leaden, from Old English lēaden (“leaden, of lead”). Cognate wiFrom Middle English leden, leaden, from Old English lēaden (“leaden, of lead”). Cognate with West Frisian leaden (“leaden”), Dutch loden (“leaden”). By surface analysis, lead + -en.
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Forms
leadens, leadening, leadened, leadenedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle