Definition of Tortoise

used to refer to anything that is particularly slow moving

Examples of Tortoise in a sentence

While it took me an hour to finish the race, it took my tortoise of a cousin three hours to finish.  🔊

Some people can finish their homework very quickly, but I am a tortoise that takes several hours to finish mine.  🔊

It may be harsh to call him as much, but my grandpa is a real tortoise that takes forever to move around or go anywhere.  🔊

People that drive as slow as twenty miles an hour on the highway can be considered a tortoise, not to mention especially rude.  🔊

I am a real tortoise when I need to get out of bed in the morning, as it can take me up to twenty minutes to get going sometimes.  🔊

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