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hang heavy

/hæŋ ˈhɛvi/

Meanings
verb
Of time or a time period: to seem to pass slowly; to crawl.

Examples :

"Waiting for the school bell to ring on the last day of class, the minutes seemed to hang heavy. "
time period

Related Words

Illustration minutes

minutes noun

/ˈmɪnɪts/

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

"You have twenty minutes to complete the test."

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration seemed

seemed verb

/siːmd/

To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

"He seems to be ill.   Her eyes seem blue.   It seems like it is going to rain later.   How did she seem to you?"

Illustration time

time noun

/tɑem/ /taɪm/

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"

Illustration seem

seem verb

/siːm/

To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.

"He seems to be ill.   Her eyes seem blue.   It seems like it is going to rain later.   How did she seem to you?"

Illustration class

class noun

/klas/ /kleəs/

A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

"Often used to imply membership of a large class."

Illustration period

period noun

/ˈpɪəɹɪəd/

A length of time.

"There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

Illustration waiting

waiting verb

[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

"We are waiting the bus to arrive. "

Illustration crawl

crawl noun

/kɹɔl/

The act of moving slowly on hands and knees etc, or with frequent stops.

"The baby's crawl across the floor was slow and deliberate. "

Illustration slowly

slowly adverb

/ˈsləʊli/ /ˈsloʊli/

(manner) At a slow pace.

"The snail crawled slowly across the sidewalk. "

Illustration pass

pass verb

[pʰäːs] [pʰeəs] [pʰas] [pʰäs] [pʰɑːs] [pʰaːs]

To change place.

"The parade passed through the town center. "

Illustration heavy

heavy noun

/ˈhe.vi/ /ˈhɛ.vi/ /ˈhiːvi/

A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.

"With his wrinkled, uneven face, the actor always seemed to play the heavy in films."