gradually

[ US /ˈɡɹædʒuəɫi, ˈɡɹædʒuɫi/ ]
[ UK /ɡɹˈæd‍ʒuːə‍li/ ]
ADVERB
  1. in a gradual manner
    the snake moved gradually toward its victim
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How To Use gradually In A Sentence

  • The ether gradually absorbs oxygen from the atmosphere, being converted into acetic acid; this, by its superior affinities, reacts on the iodide present, converting it into acetate, with liberation of hydriodic acid; while this latter, under the influence of the atmospheric oxygen, is very rapidly converted into water and iodine. Notes and Queries, Number 227, March 4, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.
  • A former BMX enthusiast, Moore switched to motocross a couple of years ago and he has since taken on gradually more difficult tasks.
  • The investigation revealed that it was likely that the airplane gradually accumulated a thin, rough glaze/mixed ice coverage on the leading edge deicing boot surfaces, possibly with ice ridge formation on the leading edge upper surface, as the airplane descended from 7000 feet mean sea level (msl) to 4000 feet msl in icing conditions, which may have been imperceptible to the pilots. WN.com - Business News
  • As time passes, around 2,000 women involved have gradually died, with only 30 of them still alive - still anxious about the possible end and that they may never hear the government's true-hearted confession.
  • The rest of the explanation seeps out gradually as midnight melts into the early hours. Times, Sunday Times
  • Gradually coffee came to replace maize as the main agricultural produce of the community and foodstuffs were bought with surplus cash.
  • As the pattering rain gradually came to a stop, a glimmer of light filtered through the window curtain.
  • Gradually pour half of hot milk mixture over yolks while whisking constantly.
  • The ability to do this is greatest in the very young and diminishes gradually with age.
  • Round them, as they gradually went down with the subsiding soil, calamites grew, at one level after another. History of the Conflict between Religion and Science
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