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Meanings of slacken in English
Usage of slacken in English
1
I felt my mindless need for her slacken and began to understand.
2
Even the slave artisans in the factories are allowed to slacken work.
3
Feeling the pull slacken the leaders whipped round on to the wheelers.
4
Jesus answered, and forthwith his interest in the camel-driver began to slacken.
5
Three hours the battle raged before the Swedish fire began to slacken.
6
She was on open ground, and the storm had begun to slacken.
7
That is, provided the ship does not slacken speed or increase it.
8
The iron grip about his body seemed to slacken for a moment.
9
Nat did not slacken his pace until he had reached the river.
10
The crab showed no reaction whatsoever, nor did it slacken its pace.
11
If you have begun high, you must not let the strings slacken.
12
Then at last as his hold began to slacken she took courage.
13
Let us slacken sail, my dears, as we have brought no cockswain.
14
Medvedev said Russia would not slacken its campaign against terrorism in the region.
15
The pony in the lead did not slacken its speed in the least.
16
Growth in power demand in Vietnam is also forecast to slacken.
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Slacken through the time
Slacken across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common