Slowly

Word SLOWLY
Character 6
Hyphenation slow ly
Pronunciations /ˈsləʊli/

Definitions and meanings of "Slowly"

What do we mean by slowly?

(manner) At a slow pace.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Slowly

The word "slowly" in example sentences

Then, of course, an attendant came running (_although he seemed to be moving ever so slowly, because everything moves so slowly in a dream_) and Harry saw him coming and lifted a bell-glass and smashed it down over the man's head (_slowly, ever so slowly_) and then he heard the others coming and he climbed out of the window and ran. ❋ Robert Bloch (1955)

Examples of such features include indirect or reported speech (˜Galileo said that the earth moves™), adverbial expressions (˜Flora swam slowly ˜where ˜slowly™ modifies ˜Flora swam™) and non-indicative sentences such as imperatives (˜Eat your eggplant!™). ❋ Malpas, Jeff (2009)

But, he turned slowly away, and opening his money-drawer, _very slowly_, toyed with his fingers amid its contents. ❋ Unknown (1847)

But he turned slowly away, and opening his money-drawer, _very slowly_ toyed with his fingers amid its contents. ❋ Unknown (1847)

Snoop Dogg left Mr. Knight's Death Row Records a year after that, and the label slowly declined. ❋ By JAMES C. MCKINLEY JR. (2011)

Of course, the reports tend to come in slowly from the more devastated areas, but the press coverage indicated that the military and civil authorities were working very hard before the hurricane to get people out of low lying areas and out of houses made of wood and tin. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Stinging rains gathered strength as Wilma, a Category 4 hurricane, moved in slowly from the Caribbean with winds of 145 mph. ❋ Unknown (2005)

His accusing gaze snapped from his hand to her face, and his expression slowly transformed from angry to utterly thunderstruck. ❋ Judith McNaught (1995)

For a very long time, Kirk continued to stare at the captain; but his expression slowly hardened to one of bitterness. ❋ Della Van Hise (1990)

Thallan was obviously surprised by this appearance of the Vulcan, but his expression slowly turned into one of excitement and pleasure as he drew his lips back in a Mercan smile. ❋ Lee Correy (1990)

As her expression slowly changed to an aloof and challenging smile, Joanna looked around to see the “something” was Reece. ❋ Janet Dally (1982)

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