The act of abating or the state of being abated.
1 Body snatching remained a problem, though a lessening one, throughout the century.
2 We must add the lessening of the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
3 The height between the vessel and the water was lessening - that was all.
4 The creative necessity was steadily lessening as the work became more familiar.
5 Without lessening their vigilance the boys paddled on against the increasing current.
6 There had been a distinct lessening of efficiency in his law-school work.
7 The boat, urged on by the oars, was still lessening the distance.
8 Followed the beat of lessening footfalls, while the nightingale improvised an envoi.
9 Followed the beat of lessening footsteps, while the nightingale improvised his envoi.
10 But the Mahommedan religion increases, instead of lessening , the fury of intolerance.
11 Each succeeding evening Everett watched the two potential murderers with lessening interest.
12 Rather than lessening the impact, it reconfirmed for me the movie's genius.
13 It now kept growing and growing, instead of lessening on my sight.
14 Spring was lessening the suffering, yet sickness from long exposures still prevailed.
15 Besides lessening the danger from fire, brush burning has certain minor advantages.
16 As the Epicureans counseled, they increase their happiness by lessening their desires.
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