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Slowing   /slˈoʊɪŋ/   Listen
verb
Slow  v. t.  (past & past part. slowed; pres. part. slowing)  To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer.



Slow  v. i.  To go slower; often with up; as, the train slowed up before crossing the bridge.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Slowing" Quotes from Famous Books



... returned Betty, obligingly slowing down for their benefit, while they gathered about her, eager and ...
— The Outdoor Girls in Army Service - Doing Their Bit for the Soldier Boys • Laura Lee Hope

... States and around the world still believe we can't cut greenhouse gas pollution without slowing economic growth. In the Industrial Age that may have been true. In the digital economy, it isn't. New technologies make it possible to cut harmful emissions and provide even more growth. For example, just last week, automakers unveiled cars that get 70 to 80 miles a gallon—the fruits of a ...
— State of the Union Addresses of William J. Clinton • William J. Clinton

... make it a little plainer," he went on, slowing the motor until the small car was merely ambling. "You remember that night at Wartrace Hall, and what you told me? I went out from that talk resolved to do what you had shown me I ought to do, stubbornly refusing to consider the possibility ...
— The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush • Francis Lynde

... early caller was slowing a small motor at the curb outside when Amy Mathewson gently touched the girl's arm. "Come into the other room, please," ...
— Red Pepper's Patients - With an Account of Anne Linton's Case in Particular • Grace S. Richmond

... the train was slowing into Carbonate, and a few minutes after the stop at the crowded platform they were making their way up the single bustling street of ...
— A Fool For Love • Francis Lynde


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