2syllables
coasting
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Definitions ofcoasting
1verb
- To glide along without adding energy; to allow a vehicle to continue moving forward after disengaging the engine or ceasing to apply motive power.
Example: "When I ran out of gas, fortunately I managed to coast into a nearby gas station."
- To sail along a coast.
- To make a minimal effort; to continue to do something in a routine way, without initiative or effort.
- To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side of.
- To sail by or near; to follow the coastline of.
- To conduct along a coast or river bank.
- To slide downhill; to slide on a sled upon snow or ice.
1noun
- The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port.
- The act of an already moving vehicle rolling along without use of power for a short distance.
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