slow-walk
To delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out…To delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.
Meaning
2 senses(especially, idiomatic, transitive)To delay a request or command, to drag one's feet, to stall, to obstruct, to drag out a process.
(transitive)To punish, to chastise.
Origin
Attested since 1973 in Southern dialects of American English; prominent since the late 199Attested since 1973 in Southern dialects of American English; prominent since the late 1990s. Thought by William Safire to derive from a Tennessee term for the walking gait of the Tennessee Walking Horse, which is generally called "flat walk", but sometimes a "slow walk".
Attested since 1962 in Southern (North and South Carolina) dialects of American English; of unknown origin.
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Forms
slow-walks, slow-walking, slow-walked, slow-walked| Base form | slow-walk · to slow-walk |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | slow-walks |
| Present participle | slow-walking |
| Past simple | slow-walked |
| Past participle | slow-walked |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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