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slow rolling

slow rolling is the present participle and gerund of slow roll.

Meaning of slow roll

Verb

slow roll (third-person singular simple present slow rolls, present participle slow rolling, simple past and past participle slow rolled)

  1. (slang) To make a long pause before calling an all-in bet with a strong, usually very strong, hand.
  2. (slang) To make a long pause before revealing one's winning hand.
  3. (broadly, transitive) To obstruct by delaying; to slow-walk.
    • The president is upset with congressional leaders for slow-rolling his core campaign promise, and for failing to defund sanctuary cities in their spending bill.2018 March 21, Elaina Plott, “Trump Vents His Anger Over Border-Wall Funding”, in The Atlantic

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Questions about slow rolling

What is slow rolling the present participle and gerund of?
Slow rolling is the present participle and gerund of slow roll.

Words near slow rolling in the dictionary

  1. slow pitch
  2. slow poke
  3. slow pokes
  4. slow roll
  5. slow rolled
  6. slow rolling
  7. slow rolls
  8. slow slicing
  9. slow speed control
  10. slow steaming
  11. slow street

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