SLOWING (DOWN OR UP) Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

slowing (down or up)

verb

present participle of slow (down or up)

as in hanging (around or out)

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Online sales gained 2% year over year, decelerating from 10% a year ago and falling short of analysts' estimates.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
In the third quarter, revenues in the region were up 2 percent organically, slightly decelerating sequentially, mainly due to slower traffic during the summer period.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of decelerating

Verb

Located near the funky Fish Lane, Southside is the spot for dumplings and siu mai after strolling the museums of South Bank.

— Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
Take the Spy Museum, for example, which developed its own free walking tour because of the breadth of strolling space in the area and interest from both residents and tourists.

— Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of strolling

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The decision to set that tone staggering through all 10 minutes of the extended cut might scan as raw inspiration, placing Spacemen 3 on a narrow band from La Monte Young and Terry Riley to some brilliant dro)))ne future.

— Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
As the deli’s surveillance video rolled, his client went from calmly standing at the counter with a bottle of Gatorade to staggering to the floor, clutching his leg and tearing at his pants.

— Alison J. Stein, HubSpot, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of staggering

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Zeus did not approve of his daughter fooling around with this mortal roughneck hunter and put out a hit on Orion.

— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
The transition was rough for Ansari, who wasn’t fluent in English and often got in trouble for fooling around in school.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026

Definition of fooling around

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That same day, she was photographed ambling down a picturesque street in a striking purple short set, casually holding an Aperol spritz.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026
Bear #132’s cub managed to survive and was reunited with its family after several days ambling alone.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambling

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For the most part, this was a second consecutive solid performance by a group that will likely undergo major personnel shuffling all season.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
That's because astronomers have discovered two husks of two zombie planets shuffling through the gory remains of what was once their planetary neighbors around a long-deceased star, or white dwarf.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of shuffling

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The charter Girardeau sailed with was about four miles out and almost at the its trip when word of the hammerhead was radioed out — the crew decided to take a chance and sped up the coast 15 minutes to see the shark still sauntering in the sea.

— Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Aug. 2026
Before sauntering down the stairwell to the dressing room, Stones stopped to sign autographs for fans in Inter’s pitchside hospitality suites.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of sauntering

Verb

China and Europe are holding their positions and inching up modestly, the executive said.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
Many in the district, which stretches from Denver’s northern suburbs to her home in the meatpacking hub of Greeley, appear to be inching in the same direction.

— Teo Armus, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of inching

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