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vb. (present participle of weigh down English)
Usage examples of "weighing down".
Jay couldn't sleep on the flight, despite the utter exhaustion weighing down her body.
He gripped the hilt as if the pressure of his hand there could press away the stone he felt weighing down on him.
Now, weeks after the fact, Ryan had remembered the balls weighing down the left-hand pocket of his long coat and gave them back to Doc.
In the quiet aftermath, Cecilia could feel the stillness of David's body weighing down the mattress beside her.
Oral traditions speak of star soot, weighing down each sneakship that reached Jijo after passing close by Izmunuti.
The imminent invasion was apparently weighing down the two high commanders, so a yarn was in order.
Because the Americans insisted that the new Japan make no provision for defense in its own budget, Japan had no defense burden weighing down its economy.
Raj shook his head and smiled, weighing down the corners of a map with plates and cups.