Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ease off

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
ease off
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to reduce pressure; to become less serious

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

eases off (present, singular) easing off (participle, present) eased off (participle, past) eased off (past)

Synonyms

ease up let up slacken off flag

Questions

What does ease off mean?
to reduce pressure; to become less serious

How to pronounce ease off

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