- present participle of slow.
slowing
Example Sentences
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European firms have been more wary of slowing down, fearing it could be an attempt by US giants to lock in their dominance.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
Companies raised over $1 trillion in global equity markets in the first nine months of 2026, but higher borrowing costs and AI fears are slowing momentum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
China has huge excess capacity in sectors from steel to solar panels and electric vehicles, while its slowing economy cannot absorb the output.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Inflation has shown no sign of slowing down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
The only thing that made a difference, Payne found, was slowing the experiment down and forcing people to wait a beat before identifying the object on the screen.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
