slow-moving

1. 1.

   moving slowly

   “slow-moving cars”

   Similarslow

Questions about slow-moving

What does slow-moving mean?

slow-moving means "moving slowly".

How many syllables are in slow-moving?

slow-moving has 3 syllables and divides as slow--mo-ving under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is slow-moving a common word?

slow-moving is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.