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Definition of slacken in English: slackenverb ˈslak(ə)nˈslækən 1Make or become slack. 使松弛；放松 with object he slackened his grip 他松开手。 no object suddenly the line slackens and flutters in the wind Example sentencesExamples - He did not once slacken his grip until someone cut him off near the river.
- Cael felt the grip on him suddenly slacken as the weapon implanted itself in the man's chest.
- She had slackened off her seat belt slightly to allow her to turn towards Knowles and plead with him.
- Her head felt light and her grip on the reins slackened.
- As Noel started to claw the line back the line slackened and Noel thought he had lost the fish, but it was still on.
- The line slackened again and the rod lifted upright.
- He gave a grunt of pain and his grip around her throat slackened enough that she was able to break free.
- I slackened off the pressure slightly, encouraging the skate to dive, which it did.
- Then, the rod kicked straight and his line slackened.
- She could feel his grip on her slacken and saw the glassy look in his eyes.
- I could feel her grip around my waist slacken as she realized I could hold myself steady on the stallion, my hands wrapped in its mane.
- His hands became gentler as he slackened his grip slightly.
- Suddenly taken by curiosity, he let is grip slacken and opened it up.
- They flew on for what felt like hours to Hazel but her grip never slackened around the neck of the Quebba.
- But his grip did not slacken, and he pulled her outside into an ally.
- The tendrils began to slacken and released their grip on her.
- State universities slackened their grip, and private universities such as Columbia followed suit.
- Draconis froze, his body stiffening, his grip slackening.
- Acacia felt his grip slacken just enough for her to break free and run for the back door.
- Reed, more in shock than pain, slackened his grip.
Synonyms loosen, make looser, release, relax, loose lessen, reduce, weaken Nautical, dated veer 2Reduce or decrease in speed or intensity. no object the pace never slackens 步子从来没有放缓过。 Example sentencesExamples - The river flow was slackening off now, but the bites continued.
- Abdul doesn't see business slackening off anytime soon.
- There is no sign of the pace slackening off, with the total for the first five months of 2003 up by a substantial 13.8 per cent.
- ‘Even now, if I slackened off,’ he says, ‘the weight would soon pile its way back on again.’
- I suppose we slackened off a bit towards the end and lost the concentration slightly but you would nearly expect that in the circumstances.
- When competition becomes less intense, management slackens off, becoming fat and lazy instead of lean and mean.
- In both of those games they slackened off when it was clear they were under no pressure.
- The two laughed, feeling the weight of their feelings slackening off.
- When the swarms had slackened off it was generally agreed that this was perhaps not a good day to come to the beach.
- The volume of work, however, has slackened off.
- If the men slackened off, the planks they stood on came up and lacerated the shins of their legs causing painful injury.
- Amanda had had a crush on Jayson since ninth grade and it hadn't slackened off one bit.
- The movie has a great pace which never slackens and the end is amazing.
- Her breathing became deep and slow, her heartbeat slackened and she lifted her face to the heat of the sun.
- Suddenly the pressure slackened, went back to its original amount, and Jinx could see again, though he was still unable to move.
- Night fell over them like a cloak, and still, Danea did not slacken her speed.
- Since the spring sowing could not be postponed, the breakneck speed of collectivization was slackened.
- It is the busiest part of Kuala Lumpur, a part that never slackens its pace, where life races at its fastest best.
- Malton then slackened off a bit and allowed a Halifax centre to break from halfway and score between the posts.
- Even in training you have to be on your toes, you can't be slackening off with the squad we have.
Synonyms become/get/make slower, slow down, slow, decelerate, reduce in speed, slack decrease, lessen, subside, ease up/off, get less, let up, abate, moderate, become less intense, slack off, diminish, dwindle, die down, fall off, drop off, taper off, ebb, recede, wane
Definition of slacken in US English: slackenverbˈslakənˈslækən Make or become slack. 使松弛；放松 with object he slackened his grip 他松开手。 the joints can be tightened and slackened off again 接合处可以拧紧，又可以松开。 no object the pace never slackens 步子从来没有放缓过。 Example sentencesExamples - But his grip did not slacken, and he pulled her outside into an ally.
- The line slackened again and the rod lifted upright.
- The tendrils began to slacken and released their grip on her.
- Suddenly taken by curiosity, he let is grip slacken and opened it up.
- Then, the rod kicked straight and his line slackened.
- Draconis froze, his body stiffening, his grip slackening.
- He did not once slacken his grip until someone cut him off near the river.
- He gave a grunt of pain and his grip around her throat slackened enough that she was able to break free.
- They flew on for what felt like hours to Hazel but her grip never slackened around the neck of the Quebba.
- Acacia felt his grip slacken just enough for her to break free and run for the back door.
- I could feel her grip around my waist slacken as she realized I could hold myself steady on the stallion, my hands wrapped in its mane.
- Cael felt the grip on him suddenly slacken as the weapon implanted itself in the man's chest.
- Reed, more in shock than pain, slackened his grip.
- I slackened off the pressure slightly, encouraging the skate to dive, which it did.
- She could feel his grip on her slacken and saw the glassy look in his eyes.
- Her head felt light and her grip on the reins slackened.
- His hands became gentler as he slackened his grip slightly.
- State universities slackened their grip, and private universities such as Columbia followed suit.
- As Noel started to claw the line back the line slackened and Noel thought he had lost the fish, but it was still on.
- She had slackened off her seat belt slightly to allow her to turn towards Knowles and plead with him.
Synonyms loosen, make looser, release, relax, loose
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