slackening

Speech parts

1. slackening - Noun

2. slackening - Verb

Meaning

of Slacken

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

relaxation loosening slack release slow reduction decline decrease delay loose lowering diminishing shrinking lessen moderation

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Antonyms

addition development increase determined progress accumulation

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Hypernyms

weakening

Hyponyms

thaw

Examples

The disappearance of public executions marks therefore the decline of the spectacle; but it also marks a slackening of the hold on the body. Michel Foucault

It's very hard to self-motivate without someone standing over you snarling, ready to hurl the chalk at your head at the slightest slackening. Rachel Johnson

Base terms are bellows to a slackening fire. English Proverb

Ill words are bellows to a slackening fire. English Proverb

Ill words are bellows to a slackening fire. Latin Proverb

the relaxation of requirements Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

slacken off slacken your pace slackener slacker slackerdom slackerish