slowing

/ˈsloʊɪŋ/ /ˈsloʊ.ɪŋ/

verb

To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

Examples :

"The driver is slowing the car as he approaches the stop sign. "

verb

To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.

Examples :

"The heavy rain is slowing our drive to school. "

action process

verb

To become slow; to slacken in speed; to decelerate.

Examples :

""The car is slowing down as it approaches the red light." "

physics action process vehicle

noun

A deceleration; a slowing down.

Examples :

"The traffic jam caused a noticeable slowing of our commute. "

action process physics

Meanings

Examples :

"The driver is slowing the car as he approaches the stop sign. "

Examples :

"The heavy rain is slowing our drive to school. "

Examples :

""The car is slowing down as it approaches the red light." "

Examples :

"The traffic jam caused a noticeable slowing of our commute. "

Related Words

something noun

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

quickly adverb

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

approaches noun

The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near.

traffic noun

Pedestrians or vehicles on roads, or the flux or passage thereof.

driver noun

One who drives something, in any sense of the verb to drive.

decelerate verb

To reduce the velocity of something

commute verb

To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

deceleration noun

The act or process of decelerating.

slacken verb

To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.

reduce verb

To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.

progress noun

Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.

noticeable adjective

Capable of being seen or noticed.