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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slacken off

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
slack-en off
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To slacken or lessen; to become less intense.

Intransitive verb

verb

To do (something) less intensely.

Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

slackens off (present, singular) slackening off (participle, present) slackened off (participle, past) slackened off (past)

Synonyms

ease up ease off flag

Questions

What does slacken off mean?
To slacken or lessen; to become less intense.

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