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slackening

/sˈlækənɪŋ/ · 10 letters · 9 distinct letters

  1. noun

    an occurrence of control or strength weakening

    the relaxation of requirements

  2. verb

    become slow or slower

    Production slowed

  3. verb

    make less active or fast

    He slackened his pace as he got tired

  4. verb

    become looser or slack

    the rope slackened

  5. verb

    make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

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