slacken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
has been slackening
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present perfect progressiveof slacken (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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In recent decades, its seemingly unquenchable need for resources has propped up economies across Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America — but its demand has been slackening as infrastructure projects slow down and exports fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2015
So it may come as a surprise that some in Silicon Valley think the place is stagnant, and that the rate of innovation has been slackening for decades.
From Economist ● Jan. 10, 2013
The demand for cargo ships has been slackening since the mid-1970s, when oil prices went up and industrial countries began cutting back their imports.
From Time Magazine Archive
