Slacken - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈslækən|
Brit.
|ˈslæk(ə)n|
verb
- become slow or slower (syn: slack, slow)
- make less active or fast (syn: relax, slack, slack up)
- make less active or fast (syn: relax, slack, slack up)
He slackened his pace as he got tired
- become looser or slackthe rope slackened
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (syn: remit)Extra examples
Sales show no sign of slackening.
As he began to relax, his grip on the steering wheel slackened.
The captain ordered us to slacken the sails.
At last her clenched hands slackened away from his neck.
The rain is slackening.
Demand is slackening.
Please slacken your speed.
He slackened his pace as he got tired
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: slacken
he/she/it: slackens
present participle: slackening
past tense: slackened
past participle: slackened
I/you/we/they: slacken
he/she/it: slackens
present participle: slackening
past tense: slackened
past participle: slackened
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