weigh on

phrasal verb

weighed on; weighing on; weighs on

: to make (someone or something) sad, depressed, or worried

The bad news is really weighing on me.

I can tell that something is weighing on his mind.

Examples of weigh on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Higher tariffs are weighing on manufacturers and exporters, while immigration restrictions are constraining the supply of workers in industries that rely heavily on lower-skilled labor, such as construction, agriculture, retail, and hospitality. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025

Over the past three months, manufacturing payrolls have declined an average 12,000 per month and the duties could continue to weigh on factory payrolls, Goldman said. —Paul Davidson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025

However, the nation’s highest court has not weighed on the merits of the case. —Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

The uncertainty has weighed on capital investment and hiring, business owners have said in various surveys. —Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for weigh on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon