fill slowly
Frequency: 6.710.1 per million words
Indicates the filling action happens at a low speed.
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Examples (10)
- The water tank began to fill slowly from the dripping pipe.
- Watch the glass fill slowly as the honey pours down.
- The reservoir will fill slowly during the dry season.
- She watched her cup fill slowly with steaming coffee.
- The balloon started to fill slowly with helium gas.
- The bathtub tends to fill slowly due to low water pressure.
- His eyes began to fill slowly with tears of joy.
- The auditorium would fill slowly before the evening performance.
- The pond continues to fill slowly after the recent rainfall.
- The jar seemed to fill slowly with the thick syrup.