Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: gradual
IPA transcription: [ɡɹ'ædʒuəl]
Pronunciations of gradual
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: gradual
    Meaning: proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: gradual
    Meaning: (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
Usage examples
  • In France, the Revolution was much more gradual.
  • Possibly, it may still be subject to gradual elevation.
  • Fuller waved his arms up and down slowly to the engineer as a signal to come to a gradual stop.
  • 'There's no occasion to trouble ourselves to move,' said Noah, getting his legs by gradual degrees abroad again.
  • She asked herself questions and with great care sat on foot a gradual and delicate cross-examination of Robin herself.
  • This change was sudden, extreme, and temporary, and there has since been a gradual adjustment and a return to the former values.
  • This change in the reigning Emperor, and the gradual advancement of Genji's position, gave the latter greater responsibility, and he had to restrain his wandering.
  • In this way I succeeded in developing the curative powers of Apis, so that in a few days a gradual improvement, however slight, became perceptible to the careful observer.
  • When I lifted my head I perceived the gradual contraction of its aperture. Its walls, by a gentle incline, were drawing closer to each other, and it was beginning to grow darker.
  • The natural way to invest and capture so strong a place, defended and fortified as Vicksburg was, would have been, if the axioms of the art of war had been adhered to, by a system of gradual approaches.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Split infinitive, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Equal Protection Clause, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Canadians, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Rosary, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Iapetus (moon), License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Island fox, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Social anxiety, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording An Inconvenient Truth, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Calvin and Hobbes, License CC BY-SA 4.0