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slowing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | deceleration, retardation |
| Type of | alteration, change, modification |
| Derivation | slow |
Examples of slowing
slowing
She isn't slowing down, either, despite her 80th birthday coming up this summer.
From the timesunion.com
Just as consolidation heats up, the industry is showing signs of slowing growth.
From the businessweek.com
In particular, the Storm will focus on slowing down the Phoenix transition game.
From the thenewstribune.com
Ford is responding to weaker demand by slowing production in the fourth quarter.
From the dailyherald.com
Economists have said that most of the factors slowing the economy are temporary.
From the bostonherald.com
Slowing down, the gears automatically change and she reaches for the directions.
From the kidderminstershuttle.co.uk
Lavrov blamed the U.S. delegation for slowing negotiations in the past few days.
From the chron.com
The beat is slowing on the Sunset Strip, muffled by a less-than-festive economy.
From the latimes.com
Home prices are plunging, incomes are slowing and many families have huge debts.
From the washingtontimes.com
- Decelerate: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
- Not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; "a slow walker"; "the slow lane of traffic"; "her steps were slow"; "he was slow in reacting to the news"; "slow but steady growth"
- Slowly: 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"
- Become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
- At a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"
- Behind: of timepieces; "the clock is almost an hour slow"; "my watch is running behind"
- Cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
- In kinematics, the speed of an object is the magnitude of its velocity (the rate of change of its position); it is thus a scalar quantity. ...
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