Riceee

verb

slowed, slow·ing, slows

verb

transitive

1. To make slow or slower.
2. To delay; retard.

verb

intransitive

To become slow or slower.

Origin of slow

Middle English from Old English slāw obtuse, sluggish, dim-witted akin to Dutch slee blunt, dull and Old Norse sljór blunt, dim-witted

Related Forms:

• slow′ly
  adverb

• slow′ness
  noun

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