slacken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
is slackening
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present progressiveof slacken (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"There are very few signs of weakness in these data and little to suggest the labour market is slackening in a meaningful way," said Sean Langcake, Head of Macroeconomic Forecasting for BIS Oxford Economics.
From Reuters ● Apr. 13, 2023
It is still too early to tell from Tado's data whether households' energy discipline is slackening.
From Reuters ● Jan. 18, 2023
And demand from China and other emerging economies is slackening.
From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2011
Labor market momentum is slackening, consumers appear to have relaxed their pressure on the throttle, and dangerous headwinds are everywhere.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2010
The heavy shower of rain is slackening into fitful pauses, renewed gusts of wind startle it from a first lull.
From The Fugitive by Rabindranath Tagore
