bɪˈhaɪnd ˈbɔːɹɪŋ diːˈsɛləɹeɪt dɛns dɪm

dʌl ˈiːzi ˈizi ˈɚksəm əbˈtjuːs əbˈt(j)us ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d ˈslæ.kən sləʊ sloʊ sləʊ sloʊ sləʊ sloʊ ˈsləʊli ˈsloʊli ˈslʌɡɪʃ ˈtiː.dɪəs ˈti.di.əs ˈtaɪɹsəm ˈtaɪəsəm (of business) not active or brisk business is dull (or slow) a sluggish market without speed (‘slow’ is sometimes used informally for ‘slowly’) he spoke slowly go easy here — the road is slippery glaciers move tardily please go slow so I can see the sights showing a time that is earlier than the actual time the clock is almost an hour slow my watch is running behind lose velocity; move more slowly The car decelerated become slow or slower Production slowed cause to proceed more slowly The illness slowed him down slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity so dense he never understands anything I say to him never met anyone quite so dim although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick dumb officials make some really dumb decisions he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse worked with the slow students not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time a slow walker the slow lane of traffic her steps were slow he was slow in reacting to the news slow but steady growth at a slow tempo the band played a slow waltz (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time the clock is slow so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness a boring evening with uninteresting people the deadening effect of some routine tasks a dull play his competent but dull performance a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention what an irksome task the writing of long letters is tedious days on the train the tiresome chirping of a cricket other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome