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1. : to become slack or slow or negligent : slow down. 2. : to become less active : slack. Synonyms. ease. loosen. relax. slack. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Choose the Right Synonym for slacken. delay, retard, slow, slacken, detain mean to cause to be late or behind in movement or progress.
slacken verb [I or T] (LESS ACTIVE) to (cause to) become slower or less active: He stooped to pick it up, without slackening his pace (= without walking more slowly). The pace of trading slackened during the winter months. The management expects demand to slacken (off) in the New Year.
Definitions of slackening. noun. an occurrence of control or strength weakening. “the slackening of the wind”. synonyms: loosening, relaxation. see more.
slacken verb [I or T] (LESS ACTIVE) to (cause to) become slower or less active: He stooped to pick it up, without slackening his pace (= without walking more slowly). The pace of trading slackened during the winter months. The management expects demand to slacken (off) in the New Year.
Slacken definition: to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.. See examples of SLACKEN used in a sentence.
uk / ˈslæk ə n / us (also slacken off) Add to word list. to become gradually less strong or slower, or to make something do this: The overall pace of growth slackened. The message from retailers is that spending has slackened off. Management promised never to slacken the pace of modernization.
Definition of slacken verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
slacken. [intransitive, transitive] to gradually become, or to make something become, slower, less active, etc. synonym relax. slacken (off) We've been really busy, but things are starting to slacken off now. slacken something She slackened her pace a little (= walked a little more slowly).
noun. 1. an act of becoming looser. 2. an act of becoming less intense, slower, etc. There was a slackening of western output during the 1930s. a slackening of demand. a slackening in somebody's determination. Collins English Dictionary.
1. To make or become slower; slow down: The runners slackened their pace. Air speed slackened. 2. To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen: I slackened the line to let the fish swim. The sail's sheet slackened as the wind died. 3.