slowly
[ˈsloʊli]
Definition:
1. At a slow speed; not quickly.
2. Without speed.
'slowly' example sentence:
- Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the collapsed building.
- Then he spoke slowly, but I could not understand him.
- My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark.
- The ships moved slowly inshore.
- The weeks went slowly by.
- My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income.
- Work on the new road is progressing slowly.
- Don't rush into a decision. Take it slowly .
- Hines slowly masticated a shrimp.
- Slowly the awful truth dawned.
- He dragged his tired feet slowly along.
- The car bumped its way slowly down the drive.
- The flood waters slowly retreated.
- I ate slowly and without speaking.
- She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm.
- The hands of the clock crept slowly around.
- He spoke slowly and deliberately.
- Work is proceeding slowly.
- He made his way up the mountain slowly but surely.
- The snake slowly uncurled.
- Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.
- She spoke slowly, in a state of preoccupation.
- The crowd cheered the President as he drove slowly by.
- I'm slowly getting to grips with the language.
- The wound healed slowly.
- The old car pulled hard as we drove slowly up the hill.
- The leaves slowly unfurled.
- She slowly bled to death.
- Luther rose slowly from the chair.
- Straighten up slowly, then repeat the exercise ten times.
- He found that life moved slowly in the countryside.
- I slowly reeled the fish in.
- Slowly things began to improve.
- People slowly gathered their belongings and left the hall.
- He's mending slowly after the operation.
- We'll get there slowly but surely.
- The fan revolved slowly.
- The snake slowly uncoiled.
- He slowly sipped his wine.
- She slowly mounted the steps.
- He shook his head slowly from side to side.
- Things are moving painfully slowly.
- The batsman began slowly but once he got his eye in he started to play some very good shots.
- The car slowly climbed the hill.
- My anger slowly drained away.
- He walked slowly away from her.
- Sound travels more slowly than light.
- Slowly, an image began to appear on the screen.
- We'll go slowly to begin with.
- Slowly he closed the book.
- Please could you speak more slowly?
- She descended the stairs slowly.
- She pedaled her bicycle slowly up the hill.
- The procession passed slowly along the street.
- The stream meanders slowly down to the sea.
- The muddy water slowly cleared.
- The funeral made its way slowly through the silent streets.
- The book starts slowly, but it gradually draws you in.
- The boat chugged slowly along.
- They walked slowly along the road.
- She walked slowly down the road, evidently in pain.