slacken
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
was slackening
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past progressiveof slacken.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Instead of celebrating, auto executives worried that demand for electric vehicles was slackening, raising questions about their plans to invest tens of billions of dollars to develop new models and build factories.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
The lira’s weakening suggested the government was slackening its control of the currency.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Even as the big storm's force was slackening, the National Weather Service warned of blizzard conditions developing in the Great Plains on Saturday and continuing into Monday.
From Reuters ● Feb. 10, 2013
Announcing the results of its latest snapshot of industry, the employers' organisation said output growth was slackening, casting fresh doubts on the strength of economic recovery.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2010
At the first sign that the flow of milk was slackening, they collapsed in exhaustion, not worried about lying in milk because their clothes and hair were already drenched.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
