lower slowly
Frequency: 6.78.8 per million words
to move something downwards at a slow speed
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Examples (10)
- The crane began to lower the beam slowly into position.
- Please lower the fragile antique slowly onto the shelf.
- She watched as the sun lowered slowly below the horizon.
- He instructed them to lower the flag slowly during the ceremony.
- The mechanic had to lower the engine slowly back into the car.
- As she spoke, her voice began to lower slowly to a whisper.
- The rescue team worked to lower the injured climber slowly down the cliff.
- To avoid splashing, lower the bucket slowly into the well.
- The curtains will lower slowly at the end of the performance.
- We must lower the temperature slowly to prevent thermal shock.