hang heavy

Verb

hang heavy (third-person singular simple present hangs heavy, present participle hanging heavy, simple past and past participle hung heavy)

1. (idiomatic) To seem to pass slowly; to crawl.
   • 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!1868, Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn
2. (idiomatic, literal or figurative) To seem oppressive, stifling, or laden.
   • 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.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-t...