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weighing on

weighing on is the present participle and gerund of weigh on.

Meaning of weigh on

Verb

weigh on (third-person singular simple present weighs on, present participle weighing on, simple past and past participle weighed on)

  1. (figuratively) To cause distress to or impose a burden on; to trouble.
    • She had got rid of two of the secrets which had weighed on her for a fortnight, and was certain of a willing listener in Jane, [...]1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], Pride and Prejudice: […], volume II, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 206

Questions about weighing on

What is weighing on the present participle and gerund of?
Weighing on is the present participle and gerund of weigh on.

Words near weighing on in the dictionary

  1. weighing in
  2. weighing in the balance
  3. weighing machine
  4. weighing machines
  5. weighing off
  6. weighing on
  7. weighing one's words
  8. weighing out
  9. weighing scales
  10. weighing up
  11. weighing-in

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