Thesaurus article:to move slowly

to move slowly

These words all mean to move slowly.

The wordcrawlis used to say that vehicles move slowly, or that something is progressing slowly.

There'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was crawling.

The work was crawling at a snail's pace.

The wordtrundleis used to describe the slow movement of large, heavy vehicles.

Lorries trundle through the narrow lanes.

You can say that someonecreepssomewhere if they move there slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being seen.Creepcan also be used to say that something changes gradually.

He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise.

My weight has crept up over the last few months.

If someonetrudgessomewhere, they walk there slowly and with difficulty.

They trudged wearily through the snow.

If someonestrolls,ambles, orwanderssomewhere, they walk there in a slow and relaxed way, without hurrying.

We spent the afternoon strolling around Budapest.

He ambled over to the window.

People wander in and out of the kitchen all day.

If someonedawdles, they go somewhere slowly, taking more time than is necessary.Dilly-dallyis an old-fashioned informal word for this.

Don't dawdle, or you'll be late for school.

Hurry up! Stop dilly-dallying!

You say that clouds, smoke, balloons, etc.driftorfloatwhen they move slowly across the sky or in the air.

She lay on the grass watching the clouds drift past.

The blue and white balloons floated skywards.

For opposites of these verbs, see the article atfast.

slow
slowly
to get slower

单词	thesaurus/articles/to-move-slowly
释义	Thesaurus article:to move slowly to move slowly These words all mean to move slowly. The wordcrawlis used to say that vehicles move slowly, or that something is progressing slowly. There'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was crawling. The work was crawling at a snail's pace. The wordtrundleis used to describe the slow movement of large, heavy vehicles. Lorries trundle through the narrow lanes. You can say that someonecreepssomewhere if they move there slowly and quietly, especially in order to avoid being seen.Creepcan also be used to say that something changes gradually. He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise. My weight has crept up over the last few months. If someonetrudgessomewhere, they walk there slowly and with difficulty. They trudged wearily through the snow. If someonestrolls,ambles, orwanderssomewhere, they walk there in a slow and relaxed way, without hurrying. We spent the afternoon strolling around Budapest. He ambled over to the window. People wander in and out of the kitchen all day. If someonedawdles, they go somewhere slowly, taking more time than is necessary.Dilly-dallyis an old-fashioned informal word for this. Don't dawdle, or you'll be late for school. Hurry up! Stop dilly-dallying! You say that clouds, smoke, balloons, etc.driftorfloatwhen they move slowly across the sky or in the air. She lay on the grass watching the clouds drift past. The blue and white balloons floated skywards. For opposites of these verbs, see the article atfast. Related articles slow slowly to get slower Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/to-move-slowly##
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Thesaurus article:to move slowly

to move slowly

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