: of, relating to, or being motion-picture or video photography in which the action that has been photographed is made to appear to occur slower than it actually occurred
a slow-motion replay
also
: slowly moving
a slow-motion dance
: slow-motion photography
Examples of slow-motion in a Sentence
Noun
The scene was shot in slow motion.
They showed the goal in slow motion.
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Maya Salam Maya Salam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Lots of fast action scenes and slow-motion wheat harvesting
The action picks up right after the rebel victory.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Each scenario is something of a slow-motion unveiling, dread and anticipation building with every revelation.
—Maya Salam Maya Salam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2024
Lots of fast action scenes and slow-motion wheat harvesting
The action picks up right after the rebel victory.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Slow-motion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slow-motion. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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