Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slown

/sloʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: slown
IPA: /sloʊn/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of slow

Example Sentences

"The latest forecasts are that early this year this had slown to around 2%, but it could slow further as the Irish economy is heavily dependent on exports both to the USA and the rest of the European Union."
"'Time has slown down.' It was like this woman was getting just as slown down as I was, even though she never touched the stuff."
"China's economic growth has slown down for eight quarters, the longest slowdown since the government began reporting such data in 1992, according Yu Bin, a cabinet researcher."

Etymology

Formed on the analogy of past participles like grown, shown, and thrown. Equivalent to slow + -n.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sloʊn/
British English: /sləʊn/

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce slown?: The recorded pronunciation is /sloʊn/.
What does slown mean?: past participle of slow
Where does slown come from?: Formed on the analogy of past participles like grown, shown, and thrown. Equivalent to slow + -n.

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