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[ sloh-moo-ving ] / ˈsloʊˈmu vɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR slow-moving ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveproceeding with or characterized by slow, sluggish, or leisurely movement or activity. Origin of slow-movingFirst recorded in 1635–45 Words nearby slow-movingslowly, slow march, slow match, slow-mo, slow motion, slow-moving, slow neutron, slow on the uptake, slow-pitch, slowpoke, slow-reacting substance of anaphylaxis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for slow-movingDecades later, in 1974, a slow-moving train derailed, crashing in the same spot but resulting in no deaths or injuries. The Five Deadliest Train Derailments in U.S. History|The Daily Beast|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST But I do think I notice a few differences over time, some subtle movements upon a slow-moving clock. Don’t Call It a Frum-Back: What’s Changed After Three Months Away|David Frum|September 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST Beyond the river, caramel plains rolled away to the distant horizon, spotted with acacia trees and slow-moving giraffe. Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot|Joanna Eede|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST Observing the slow-moving procession was akin to watching a tranquil dream float by. Thom Browne’s Women’s Line Evolves in the Wake of Michelle Obama’s Inaugural Ensemble|Misty White Sidell|February 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Iron Dome has been successful in shooting down unsophisticated, inaccurate, and slow-moving short-range rockets headed for Israel. Why Iron Dome Can't Be Scaled-Up|Kingston Reif|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST The miller hauled his slow-moving team aside, with beery-thick objurgations and apologies. The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet If he is right it is inevitable that time, fast-moving or slow-moving, must influence the conception of events. Criminal Psychology|Hans Gross Like most small towns, it was slow-moving and uninteresting. Modern Americans|Chester Sanford Wagons and trucks stretched along the highway in slow-moving lines as far as the eye could see. The Secret Wireless|Lewis E. Theiss How little they could divine the future or what the immutable, slow-moving course of little things could mean to each. The Wasted Generation|Owen Johnson
Words related to slow-movingtired, sleepy, weary, lackadaisical, passive, careless, apathetic, inattentive, indifferent, dull, lethargic, lazy, languid, relaxed, gentle, laid-back, restful, lax, sloppy, sluggish |