slowing
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slowing
- /ˈslaː.ɪn/ Northumbria, UK
verb
- present participle and gerund of slow
noun slowings
- 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.
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Closest in meaning: deceleration, retardation, slowdown, slackening, retarding, hampering, setback, decrease, slack, lag, diminishing, abating, declining, slackness, delaying, downturn
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