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laden

v.
C2 Proficiency US //ˈɫeɪdən// UK //lˈeɪdən// laden Archaic Literary

v. carrying a very heavy load or filled with a lot of something. It often describes a feeling or a physical weight.

v. heavily loaded or weighed down; carrying a significant burden. Often used figuratively to describe things filled with a specific quality or emotion.


SIMPLE

The trees are laden with heavy snow.

CONTEXTUAL

The atmosphere in the room was laden with tension as they waited for the results.

COMPLEX

The merchant ships returned to the harbor laden with exotic spices and fine silks from the East, their hulls sitting low in the water from the immense weight.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly followed by the preposition 'with'.

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