The silence was heavy with menace

“Davidson’s voice fell to a deep bass as he said the last words, and he was silent for a minute or two. The silence was heavy with menace.”—“Rain” by W. Somerst Maugham

What does the word “heavy” in the above sentence mean? Am I right in thinking that it means “full of (menace)”?

pretty much

Correcto.

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