Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to slowball
Participle: slowballed
Gerund: slowballing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | slowball |
| you | slowball |
| he;she;it | slowballs |
| we | slowball |
| you | slowball |
| they | slowball |
Perfect
| I | have slowballed |
| you | have slowballed |
| he;she;it | has slowballed |
| we | have slowballed |
| you | have slowballed |
| they | have slowballed |
Past
| I | slowballed |
| you | slowballed |
| he;she;it | slowballed |
| we | slowballed |
| you | slowballed |
| they | slowballed |
Pluperfect
| I | had slowballed |
| you | had slowballed |
| he;she;it | had slowballed |
| we | had slowballed |
| you | had slowballed |
| they | had slowballed |
Future
| I | will slowball |
| you | will slowball |
| he;she;it | will slowball |
| we | will slowball |
| you | will slowball |
| they | will slowball |
Future Perfect
| I | will have slowballed |
| you | will have slowballed |
| he;she;it | will have slowballed |
| we | will have slowballed |
| you | will have slowballed |
| they | will have slowballed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | slowball |
| you | slowball |
| he;she;it | slowball |
| we | slowball |
| you | slowball |
| they | slowball |
Perfect
| I | have slowballed |
| you | have slowballed |
| he;she;it | have slowballed |
| we | have slowballed |
| you | have slowballed |
| they | have slowballed |
Imperfect
| I | slowballed |
| you | slowballed |
| he;she;it | slowballed |
| we | slowballed |
| you | slowballed |
| they | slowballed |
Pluperfect
| I | had slowballed |
| you | had slowballed |
| he;she;it | had slowballed |
| we | had slowballed |
| you | had slowballed |
| they | had slowballed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would slowball |
| you | would slowball |
| he;she;it | would slowball |
| we | would slowball |
| you | would slowball |
| they | would slowball |
Perfect
| I | would have slowballed |
| you | would have slowballed |
| he;she;it | would have slowballed |
| we | would have slowballed |
| you | would have slowballed |
| they | would have slowballed |
Imperative
| you | slowball |
| we | Let's slowball |
| you | slowball |
Verbs conjugated like 'slowball'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'slowball'
lowball,
snowball,
lowbell,
blowbang,
moonball,
slow-walk,
spitball,
airball,
ball,
blackball,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From slow + ball.
Sample Sentences
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A prolonged study is frequently a method of slowballing an investigation until the Senators or Congress who are interested pass from the political scene. [1965, United States, Congress, United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Joint Economic Committee:]
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As one senior U.S. military observer stated: "They are stonewalling us and slowballing us." [1996, Tae-Hwan Kwak, Edward A. Olsen, The Major Powers of Northeast Asia: Seeking Peace and Security, Lynne Rienner Publishers, →ISBN, page 170:]
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And if some guy is dipping into the funds or taking bribes or slowballing things, those people should be exposed. [2010, J. DAVID BUTLER, THE WATER BALL: A story of faith and enduring love, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN:]