Definition of "slowing" []

• Present participle of slow. (verb)
• Deceleration; slowing down (noun)

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• "Those past increases appear to have worked in slowing the economy, though other factors continue to point to another round of tightening."
• "From a year earlier, the economy rose 4.5% in the third quarter, slowing from a 7.2% on-year rise in the second quarter."
• "Property investment is set to grow 26.8 percent for all of 2010, slowing from a rise of 37.2 percent in the first seven months of the year, according to a report from a top China economic planner."