slackening


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slack·en

 (slăk′ən)
tr. & intr.v. slack·ened, slack·en·ing, slack·ens
1. To make or become slower; slow down: The runners slackened their pace. Air speed slackened.
2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen: I slackened the line to let the fish swim. The sail's sheet slackened as the wind died.
3. To make or become less vigorous, intense, or severe; ease: slacken discipline; afraid that morale might slacken.
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slackening

(ˈslækənɪŋ)
n
an act of becoming looseran act of becoming less intense, slower, etc
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.slackening - an occurrence of control or strength weakeningslackening - an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
loosening, relaxation
weakening - becoming weaker
thaw - a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
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slackening

noun
The act or process of becoming less active or intense:
abatement, ebb, letup, remission, subsidence, wane.
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slackening

[ˈslæknɪŋ] N
1. (= loosening) [of rope] → aflojamiento m; [of muscles] → pérdida f de tensión
2. (= reduction in amount, intensity) → disminución f
there must be no slackening of vigilance/discipline → no debe bajarse la guardia/relajarse la disciplina
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slackening

n (= loosening) → Lockern nt; (= reduction) → Abnahme f; (of rate of development, speed) → Verlangsamung f; (of wind, efforts, market) → Abflauen nt; there is no slackening off in the demand → die Nachfrage ist nicht zurückgegangen
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Slackening his pace for a moment, he leaned over and spoke.
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As I trotted along, however, chewing the cud of - bitter fancies, I heard another horse at no great distance behind me; but I never conjectured who the rider might be, or troubled my head about him, till, on slackening my pace to ascend a gentle acclivity, or rather, suffering my horse to slacken his pace into a lazy walk - for, rapt in my own reflections, I was letting it jog on as leisurely as it thought proper - I lost ground, and my fellow- traveller overtook me.
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When we came to a hill, instead of slackening her pace, she would throw her weight right into the collar, and pull away straight up.
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At times, as the white figure circled round and round in the star-light, they heard him cheering for "the South." The slackening thump of his feet on the ground, the heavier and heavier gasps in which he drew his breath, as he passed the window, gave warning that his strength was failing him.
He was still going round and round, but very slowly: his pace was fast slackening to a walk.
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"It is a beautiful path, my son," said the Old Politician, without either slackening his pace or turning his head, "and it leadeth among pleasant scenes.
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"However, the slackening of surpluses could slow down, as it might be partly compensated by stronger exports," said Korsak.
Jaguar Land Rover will drive Slovakia's foreign trade later this year
New Delhi: Reserve Bank is likely to go for a 50 basis points rate cut next fiscal year and out of this 25 bps cut may be affected in the policy review meet next month amid slackening economic recovery, says a report.
RBI to cut rates by 0.25% on April 5, 0.50% in FY17: BofA-ML
Such unpleasantries are now a thing of the past with the slackening of the once-strict traffic laws.
MPs complain about poor traffic law implementation
Quarterly slackening of growth rates of the accumulated profits of the Armenian banks has been observed in 2012.
Quarterly slackening of growth rates of accumulated profits of Armenian banks has been observed in 2012
Taking a simplistic look at St Helens' 46-22 win over Bradford last Friday, you'd say it was a simple case of us having the game in the bag about an hour in, when we were 40-0 up, then slackening off in the latter stages.
Not about slackening off
Although United boss Sir Alex Ferguson insisted there would be no slackening off even though the title was won a fortnight ago, it was hard not to notice a slackening in attitude from the hosts.
Chelsea close in on top-four finish

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