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How to pronounce slowly in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lento
Type Words
Synonyms easy, slow, tardily


he spoke slowly.

Examples of slowly

slowly
He was rescued as a larger kitten and slowly learned that humans are not so bad.
From the dailyherald.com
A man slowly steps out and seems to be confused that he's back where he started.
From the dailyherald.com
The nation's economy is slowly getting better and people are driving more often.
From the news-journalonline.com
After a few dozen slippery feet I thought better of it, and reversed slowly out.
From the bloomberg.com
I ran barefoot to the street once I made it, slowly and painfully, to the lobby.
From the forbes.com
Drivers move slowly along Interstate 90 heading west during Tuesday's snowstorm.
From the timesunion.com
It is true that our elder counterparts move more slowly due to physical changes.
From the democratandchronicle.com
Life in that fictional locale moves slowly, in keeping with a prescribed rhythm.
From the online.wsj.com
They slowly sink to the bottom amid a swirl of fish battling for the first bite.
From the news-journalonline.com
More examples
  • Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); "he spoke slowly"; "go easy here--the road is slippery"; "glaciers move tardily"; "please go slow so I can see the sights"
  • Lento: in music; "Play this lento, please"
  • Slowly is an EP by UK musician Tom Fox.
  • Slowly is a 1954 song by Webb Pierce. The song was one of Pierce's more successful singles, spending seventeen weeks at the top of the Country and Western Best Sellers lists and a total of thirty-six weeks in the chart.
  • At a slow pace
  • (slowliness) slowness
  • Vaka malua (vaka mar lua)