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hot and heavy

ADJECTIVE
in an intense manner
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“It feels so hot and heavy, like that ‘Ohmigod, you’re my best friend,’ when you move into your college dorm and meet new friends,” said Santorelli.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Gazing at snow-clad Sierra peaks to the west, Perez said, “If all that snow comes down hot and heavy when the weather warms up, the challenge will be to protect Owens Valley’s communities from flooding.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2023

The fundraising emails have been coming out hot and heavy.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2022

"It was very hard, hot and heavy and the conditions were not attractive, just £2.50 for a week of six days," Mr Hansrani recounted.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2021

Well, but all this time here were these jewels hot and heavy against his body and he was continually afraid.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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