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slowening

slowening is the present participle and gerund of slowen.

Meaning of slowen

Verb

slowen (third-person singular simple present slowens, present participle slowening, simple past and past participle slowened)

  1. (ambitransitive, nonstandard) To make or become slow
    • Muscarin has a similar action to nicotine on the chromatophorcs, but the effect is not so well marked; it would appear to slowen the circulation and to increase the secretions.1880, Sir Frank Crisp, Francis Jeffrey Bell, Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society

Questions about slowening

What is slowening the present participle and gerund of?
Slowening is the present participle and gerund of slowen.

Words near slowening in the dictionary

  1. slowed off
  2. slowed out
  3. slowed up
  4. slowen
  5. slowened
  6. slowening
  7. slowens
  8. slower
  9. slower than molasses
  10. slower than molasses in January
  11. slower-acting

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