slowing
/ˈslaː.ɪn/noun, verb
slowing is spelled S-L-O-W-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, slowing means “A deceleration; a slowing down” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of slowing is slowings.
How many letters and syllables are in slowing?
| Letters | 7: S-L-O-W-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is slowing?
Slowing appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce slowing?
- /ˈslaː.ɪn/
Slowing has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-slowing.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of slowing
- slowings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does slowing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A deceleration; a slowing down.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of slow
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).