Slackening — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an occurrence of control or strength weakening

become slow or slower

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈækənɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈakənɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈakənɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /slˈækənɪŋ/.

Examples

the relaxation of requirements
the loosening of his grip
the slackening of the wind

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loosening slow up remit slack slow slacken relax slow down slack up relaxation

Parts of Speech

noun	an occurrence of control or strength weakening “the relaxation of requirements”
verb	become slow or slower “Production slowed”
verb	make less active or fast “He slackened his pace as he got tired”
verb	become looser or slack “the rope slackened”
verb	make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

Word Forms

relax	verb	make less active or fast
loosen	verb	make loose or looser
slacken	verb	make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
slowing	noun	a decrease in rate of change
slowdown	noun	the act of slowing down or falling behind
slack	noun	a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
relaxation	noun	an occurrence of control or strength weakening
slackening	noun	an occurrence of control or strength weakening

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lockern

ein Auftreten von Kontroll- oder Kraftschwäche

🇫🇷French

relâchement

un cas de contrôle ou d’affaiblissement de la force

🇪🇸Spanish

aflojamiento

una ocurrencia de control o debilitamiento de la fuerza

🇮🇹Italian

allentamento

un verificarsi di controllo o indebolimento della forza

🇳🇱Dutch

verslappen

een optreden van controle of krachtverzwakking

🇵🇹Portuguese

afrouxando

uma ocorrência de enfraquecimento de controle ou força

🇷🇺Russian

ослабление

возникновение контроля или ослабление силы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढीला होना

नियंत्रण या शक्ति कमजोर होने की घटना

🇧🇩Bengali

শিথিলকরণ

নিয়ন্ত্রণ বা শক্তি দুর্বল হওয়ার ঘটনা

🇮🇳Tamil

தளர்ச்சி

கட்டுப்பாடு அல்லது வலிமை பலவீனமடைதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మందగించడం

నియంత్రణ లేదా బలం బలహీనపడటం

🇮🇳Marathi

ढिलाई

नियंत्रण किंवा शक्ती कमकुवत होण्याची घटना

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઢીલું પડવું

નિયંત્રણ અથવા શક્તિ નબળી પડવાની ઘટના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಲಸ್ಯ

ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿ ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯ ಸಂಭವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലസത

നിയന്ത്രണം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശക്തി ദുർബലമാകുന്നതിൻ്റെ ഒരു സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਢਿੱਲਾ ਕਰਨਾ

ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਜਾਂ ਤਾਕਤ ਦੇ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਘਟਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سستی

کنٹرول یا طاقت کے کمزور ہونے کا واقعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

松弛

控制力或力量减弱的发生

🇯🇵Japanese

緩んでいる

コントロールや筋力の低下の発生

🇰🇷Korean

느슨해지는

통제력이나 근력 약화의 발생

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chùng xuống

sự xuất hiện của sự kiểm soát hoặc sức mạnh suy yếu

🇹🇭Thai

หย่อนยาน

เกิดการควบคุมหรือกำลังอ่อนลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkurangnya

terjadinya pelemahan kendali atau kekuatan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpapahina

isang paglitaw ng kontrol o pagpapahina ng lakas

🇲🇾Malay

kendur

kejadian kawalan atau kelemahan kekuatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التراخي

حدوث سيطرة أو ضعف القوة

🇮🇷Persian

سست شدن

وقوع کنترل یا تضعیف قدرت

🇹🇷Turkish

gevşeme

kontrol veya güç zayıflaması meydana gelmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתרַפּוּת

התרחשות של שליטה או היחלשות כוח

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The primary meaning of 'slackening' is 'an occurrence of control or strength weakening'.

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