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UK
/slˈəʊɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈsɫoʊɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈsɫoʊɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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a decrease in rate of change
the deceleration of the arms race
How To Use slowing In A Sentence
- First to unfold were the two 14-foot-wide drogue chutes, which oriented the craft and continued slowing it.
- These changes take the form of slowing, increased amplitude, and increased rhythmicity. The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry
- Worse, as the streams bend to equalize pressure behind the foil, and may set up a turbulent gyre further slowing the foil by induced drag.
- The country also presents a huge contrast with slowing US growth and stagnant growth in Europe. Times, Sunday Times
- Margins are tightening and growth slowing to the levels of more mature markets.
- An uptrend in mortgage interest rates will cause some slowing of the sales pace but we forecast 2006 to be the second highest year on record.
- Ray Bradbury turned 90 years old on Aug. 22, and the science fiction pioneer has no intention of slowing down.
- That can be key if you're protecting a lead but teams sometimes kill their attacking chances by slowing play down. Times, Sunday Times
- You can also manage the float by speeding up collections and slowing down payments. Principles of Corporate Finance
- Wind buffeted her, chapping her lips and slowing her crawl.