slacken|slackened|slackening|slackens in English

verb

[slack·en || 'slækən]

slow down, decelerate; loosen; ease, make less intense

Use "slacken|slackened|slackening|slackens" in a sentence

1. Slacken braces.

2. 21 The sail ropes slackened.

3. She slackened her pace a little .

4. At about five o'clock, business slackened off.

5. Having slackened and loose skin after loosing pounds fantastically?

6. The pace never slackens, the action just keeps accelerating.

7. 18 According to the survey, overall world trade has also slackened.

8. Slacken your legs and slowly lie back.

9. Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month.

10. We're on the last lap, so don't slacken!

11. The pace did not slacken in the fifth.

12. His grip slackened a little and she pulled away.

13. Machinery slackened; throbbing feebly like a fainting pulse; stopped.

14. 7 His grip slackened a little and she pulled away.

15. But it should slacken when the leash is held normally.

16. Slacken the reins or you'll hurt the horse's mouth.

17. Don't allow the reins to slacken, keep them taut.

18. Have I slackened mine hand, that I have not nourished it?

19. But his secret life was contracting as East/West tensions slackened.

20. The management expects demand to slacken in the New Year.

21. Workers can be trained to do other tasks when sales slacken.

22. The pilots cautiously relaxed their grip and let their muscles slacken.

23. The Conservative government will not slacken the pace of radical reform.

24. After hours of digging, we began to slacken up a little.

25. During World War I, there came opposition, testing and sifting, and a slackening of their activities.