slackened; slackening
ˈsla-kᵊn-iŋ 
1
: to make less active : slow up
slacken speed at a crossing
2
: to make slack (as by lessening tension or firmness)
slacken sail
1
: to become slack or slow or negligent : slow down
2
: to become less active : slack
Examples of slacken in a Sentence
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.
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Ukraine's deployment of new homegrown ballistic missiles could be on the horizon, with little sign that Western restrictions on weapons able to fire deep into Russian territory will be slackened despite grinding but consistent Russian gains in the country's east.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
That has left hurricane forecasters trying to move beyond these categories and convey the risk of storm surge and flooding, so people will still evacuate even if wind speeds slacken.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
But the comedy brings flabbiness, too, the pace slackening, with not enough prickling tension between them.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
Any sign of slackening demand creates concern around Nvidia’s stock.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
That has left hurricane forecasters trying to move beyond these categories and convey the risk of storm surge and flooding, so people will still evacuate even if wind speeds slacken.
—Alec Luhn, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
But the comedy brings flabbiness, too, the pace slackening, with not enough prickling tension between them.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024
Any sign of slackening demand creates concern around Nvidia’s stock.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Slacken.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slacken. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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