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with leaden wings

with leaden wings adverb: very slowly in progress or the passage of time.

Adverb

  1. (obsolete, poetic) Very slowly in progress or the passage of time.

Origin of with leaden wings

Lead is a heavy metal, so a wing made of lead would cause slow flying.

Questions about with leaden wings

What does with leaden wings mean?
With leaden wings means very slowly in progress or the passage of time.
What part of speech is with leaden wings?
With leaden wings is an adverb.

Words near with leaden wings in the dictionary

  1. with good reason
  2. with hat in hand
  3. with ill grace
  4. with it
  5. with knobs on
  6. with leaden wings
  7. with no further ado
  8. with one arm tied behind one's back
  9. with one consent
  10. with one hand
  11. with one hand tied behind one's back

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