Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: slow
IPA transcription: [sl'oʊ]
Pronunciations of slow
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: slow
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: slow
    Meaning: at a slow tempo; "the band played a slow waltz"
  • Synonyms: dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
    Meaning: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: slowly, slow, easy, tardily
    Meaning: 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"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: decelerate, slow, slow_down, slow_up, retard
    Meaning: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
  • Synonyms: slow, slow_down, slow_up, slack, slacken
    Meaning: become slow or slower; "Production slowed"
  • Synonyms: slow, slow_down, slow_up
    Meaning: cause to proceed more slowly; "The illness slowed him down"
Usage examples
  • In slow motions.
  • "No wonder he is so slow.
  • We advise: Go slow at first.
  • Very slow motions unperceived.
  • "You are four minutes too slow.
  • We had a mortally slow journey.
  • Yet the Northern advance was slow.
  • Slow the movement was and tortuous
  • I was not slow to accept and believe
  • The reading was slow work sometimes.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Transhumanism, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Introduction to evolution, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Charles Ives, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording The Cat in the Hat (film), License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording ToeJam & Earl, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Siege, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Kargil War, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording NonVisual Desktop Access, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Mu (lost continent), License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Australian green tree frog, License CC BY-SA 4.0