"slowen" meaning in English

See slowen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: slowens [present, singular, third-person], slowening [participle, present], slowened [participle, past], slowened [past]
Etymology: From slow + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|slow|en|id2=inchoative}} slow + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} slowen (third-person singular simple present slowens, present participle slowening, simple past and past participle slowened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, nonstandard) To make or become slow Tags: intransitive, nonstandard, transitive
    Sense id: en-slowen-en-verb-FdwWeztC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)

Inflected forms

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