Slowing

//ˈslaː.ɪn// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A deceleration; a slowing down.

    "The Wycombe slowing begins at West Wycombe; to the High Wycombe curve itself most exaggerated respect was shown, with a minimum of 30 m.p.h."

  2. 2
    a decrease in rate of change wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of slow form-of, gerund, participle, present

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arrestcheckdecelerationdecelerationdelaydetention

Example

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"What happened? The car's slowing down."

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slow down

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