slow tread

Frequency: 5.12.5 per million words

walking at a slow pace

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Examples (10)

  • The old man walked down the hallway with a slow tread.
  • I could hear the slow tread of the night watchman approaching.
  • She moved through the forest with a slow and deliberate tread.
  • The giant's slow tread shook the very ground we stood on.
  • With a slow, heavy tread, he climbed the stairs to his room.
  • The mourners followed the coffin with a slow tread.
  • He had a slow tread that suggested he was in no hurry to arrive.
  • The silence was broken only by the slow tread of a passing guard.
  • The weary traveler continued his journey with a slow, rhythmic tread.
  • A policeman walked by with a slow, measured tread.