slacken
Collocations
2(verb.)
ADV
a little, slightly
The rope slackened slightly as the climber descended the mountain.
off
The rain slackened off after a few hours, and we were finally able to go outside.
Definitions
verb
To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
The pace slackened.
He seemed tired, and the Rat let him rest unquestioned, understanding something of what was in his thoughts; knowing, too, the value all animals attach at times to mere silent companionship, when the weary muscles slacken and the mind marks time.
To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
slacken the rope
During this interlude, Warwick, though he had slackened his pace measurably, had so nearly closed the gap between himself and them as to hear the old woman say, with the dulcet negro intonation: […]
To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
to slacken lime
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6The pace slackened.
WiktionaryHe seemed tired, and the Rat let him rest unquestioned, understanding something of what was in his thoughts; knowing, too, the value all animals attach at times to mere silent companionship, when the
WiktionaryThe action moves at lightening ^([sic]) pace, never slackening for a moment.
WiktionaryDon't slacken your pace now! You're almost at the finish line!
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