All barreling antonyms
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B b verb barreling
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- procrastinate β to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
- wait β to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, or until): to wait for the bus to arrive.
- decelerate β When a vehicle or machine decelerates or when someone in a vehicle decelerates, the speed of the vehicle or machine is reduced.
- dawdle β If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
- dally β If you dally, you act or move very slowly, wasting time.
- delay β If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- walk β to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
- confront β If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.
- remain β to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- rest β a support for a lance; lance rest.
- land β Edwin Herbert, 1909β91, U.S. inventor and businessman: created the Polaroid camera.
- face β the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- stay β (of a ship) to change to the other tack.
- halt β to falter, as in speech, reasoning, etc.; be hesitant; stumble.
- hinder β to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- retard β to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- dissuade β to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from): She dissuaded him from leaving home.
- cease β If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- repress β to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- stall β a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- stop β to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- obey β to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- continue β If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- linger β to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- meet β greatest lower bound
- stand β (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
- serve β to act as a servant.
- retreat β the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- hide β Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- guard β to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- protect β to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- pull β pull media
- loaf β a portion of bread or cake baked in a mass, usually oblong with a rounded top.
- decrease β When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- block β A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- obstruct β to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- prevent β to keep from occurring; avert; hinder: He intervened to prevent bloodshed.
- hurt β to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
adj barreling
- sluggish β indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
- clumsy β A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- slow β moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.