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turtlelike collapse

gradual collapse: (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass; proceeding in small stages; "a gradual increase in prices"; (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope"

unhurried collapse: relaxed and leisurely; without hurry or haste; "people strolling about in an unhurried way"; "an unhurried walk"; "spoke in a calm and unhurried voice"; capable of accepting delay with equanimity; "was unhurried with the small children"

poking collapse

limping collapse

toddling collapse

trudging collapse

ambling collapse

faltering collapse: unsteady in speech or action

slothful collapse

indolent collapse: (of tumors e.g) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"

leisurely collapse

circumspect collapse: heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

reluctant collapse: not eager; "foreigners stubbornly uneager to accept our ways"; "fresh from college and uneager for the moment to marry him"; "reluctant to help"; unwilling to become involved; "they were usually reluctant to socialize"; "reluctant to help"

cautious collapse: cautious in attitude and careful in actions; prudent; "a cautious answer"; "very cautious about believing everything she was told"; showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"; avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"

flagging collapse: a walk of flagstones; "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative"; flagstones collectively; "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place"

strolling collapse

reluctantly collapse: with reluctance

loath collapse: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake"; "unwilling to face facts"

staggering collapse

creeping collapse

lazy collapse: moving slowly and gently; "up a lazy river"; "lazy white clouds"; "at a lazy pace"

lumbering collapse: the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

slowpoke collapse

languorous collapse

grudging collapse: petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"; of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory"

sleepyhead collapse: a sleepy person

gently collapse: in a gradual manner; "a gently sloping terrain"; in a gentle manner; "he talked gently to the injured animal"

foot dragging collapse

ease up collapse: reduce pressure or intensity; "he eased off the gas pedal and the car slowed down"; become less intense

halting collapse: fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few broken words of sorrow"

slow motion collapse: a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate

tortoise collapse: usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid area except Australia and Antarctica

tottering collapse: (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse; "a tottering empire"; unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; "a tottering skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man"

unenthusiastic collapse: not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor; "an unenthusiastic performance by the orchestra"; "unenthusiastic applause"

deliberately collapse

backpedal collapse: modify one's opinion, make it less strong; step backwards, in boxing; pedal backwards on a bicycle

slowly collapse: 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"

procrastinator collapse: someone who postpones work (especially out of laziness or habitual carelessness)

plodder collapse: someone who moves slowly; "in England they call a slowpoke a slowcoach"; someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

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