slacken

IPA: sɫˈækʌn

verb

  • (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.
  • (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
  • To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
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Examples of "slacken" in Sentences

  • The fire from the fort slackened.
  • Their military discipline is relaxed and slackened.
  • The unidentified warship did not even slacken speed.
  • His energetic defense of his imposture began to slacken.
  • Shall we slacken our zeal for the cause of our Lord and King
  • After twenty two years, the Hegelian influence began to slacken.
  • He expected a drop in British morale, and their advance to slacken.
  • Lucy's efforts to find the true religion did not slacken in Palmyra.
  • The following morning, the winds began to slacken and the sea to abate.
  • Their work did not slacken after the end of the Luftwaffe's bombing raids.

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