Explore Slacken through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like slack or weaken. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Slacken meaning
- To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
- To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
Synonyms of Slacken
Using Slacken
- The main meaning on this page is: To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag. | To make slack, less taut, or less intense. | To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
- Useful related words include: slack, weaken, loosen, remit.
- In the example corpus, slacken often appears in combinations such as: slacken the.
Context around Slacken
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Slacken
- In this selection, "slacken" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, readers and government stand out and add context to how "slacken" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include appears to slacken a tad and combat would slacken the rate. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "slacken" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with slacken
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
From here on, even when Jubilee appears to slacken a tad, it does not lose any height. (17 words)
A tightly woven story that doesn’t let its readers slacken the pace as it vividly describes each moment. (19 words)
If it helps erase lingering relegation worries on Tyneside, Frank Lampard saw Chelsea’s grip on a top-four place slacken. (21 words)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka has expressed worry over the escalation of fake news in the country, saying in wake of Covid-19 pandemic, disinformation will slacken government's efforts to fight it. (34 words)
As the battle wore on, the arm and shoulder muscles would tire from exertion, the fingers holding the bowstring would strain and the stress of combat would slacken the rate of fire. (32 words)
If it helps erase lingering relegation worries on Tyneside, Frank Lampard saw Chelsea’s grip on a top-four place slacken. (21 words)
Example sentences (5)
From here on, even when Jubilee appears to slacken a tad, it does not lose any height.
If it helps erase lingering relegation worries on Tyneside, Frank Lampard saw Chelsea’s grip on a top-four place slacken.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka has expressed worry over the escalation of fake news in the country, saying in wake of Covid-19 pandemic, disinformation will slacken government's efforts to fight it.
A tightly woven story that doesn’t let its readers slacken the pace as it vividly describes each moment.
As the battle wore on, the arm and shoulder muscles would tire from exertion, the fingers holding the bowstring would strain and the stress of combat would slacken the rate of fire.
Common combinations with slacken
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: