All 5 Uses of
ponderous
in
The Chrysalids
- We sat there with the whole heap quivering beneath us as the engine chugged ponderously on.†
Chpt 3 *
- Rosalind reached back to give a thump on the huge flank, and we moved ponderously forward once more.†
Chpt 12
- With speed now more important than concealment we kept on the first southward track that we found and urged the horses to a ponderous trot.†
Chpt 12
- Somewhere behind us a gun fired again, and we speeded up still more...For a while or more we hurtled on in a ponderous, earthshaking gallop.†
Chpt 13
- As I reached the ground the driver gave a thump and both great-horses moved ponderously on.†
Chpt 14
Definition:
large or of great weight; or slow and unwieldy -- especially because of size
or
boring -- especially because of length
or
boring -- especially because of length