slacken
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
to make or become looser or less taut.
Origin of slacken
1Other words for slacken
Opposites for slacken
Other words from slacken
- un·slack·ened, adjective
- un·slack·en·ing, adjective
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How to use slacken in a sentence
But suppose you can't; suppose trade slackens, or Larry takes a notion to a new helper.
All He Knew | John HabbertonIf he slackens up you notice a visible reduction in your pancake pile.
Treading the Narrow Way | R. E. BarrettWhen prices rise above a certain level, demand slackens or ceases, and prices are inevitably lowered.
Socialism | John SpargoWhen the effervescence slackens the clamp is opened and the greater part of the remaining acid run in.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob BeringerIt goes up and down, down and up; and not until it slackens a little can reason intervene and bring it to its normal level.
The Choice of Life | Georgette Leblanc
British Dictionary definitions for slacken
/ (ˈslækən) /
to make or become looser
to make or become slower, less intense, etc
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