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slackening — slacken slack‧en [ˈslækən] also slacken off verb [intransitive, transitive] to gradually become weaker or less active, or to make something do this: • As business slackens, accounting firms are reducing their professional staffs and shaking up… … Financial and business terms
Slackening — Slack Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slacked}, {Slackened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slacking}, {Slackening}.] [See {Slack}, a.] 1. To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slackening — noun an occurrence of control or strength weakening the relaxation of requirements the loosening of his grip the slackening of the wind • Syn: ↑relaxation, ↑loosening • Derivationally related forms: ↑slacken, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
slackening — Synonyms and related words: abatement, allayment, alleviation, arrest, assuagement, attenuation, attrition, blunting, calming, check, damping, deadening, debilitation, deceleration, delay, demulsion, detention, devitalization, dilution,… … Moby Thesaurus
slackening — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or process of becoming less active or intense: abatement, ebb, letup, remission, subsidence, wane. See INCREASE … English dictionary for students
slackening — slack·en || slækÉ™n v. slow down, decelerate; loosen; ease, make less intense … English contemporary dictionary
slackening — Āluna … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
slacken — slack‧en [ˈslækən] also slacken off verb [intransitive, transitive] to gradually become weaker or less active, or to make something do this: • As business slackens, accounting firms are reducing their professional staffs and shaking up office… … Financial and business terms
slacken — [[t]slæ̱kən[/t]] slackens, slackening, slackened 1) V ERG If something slackens or if you slacken it, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense. Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month... [V n] The Conservative government… … English dictionary
