verb🔗ShareTo gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack."The pace slackened."physicsenergyactionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make slack, less taut, or less intense."The construction crew noticed the rope holding the scaffolding was slackening, so they tightened it immediately for safety. "conditionprocessactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake."to slacken lime"chemistryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc."The slackening of the rope made it difficult to pull the boat ashore. "actionphysicsprocessconditiontendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading