slackeningn.

Etymology: formed as slackener n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslackening.

The action of making or becoming slack, in various senses. Also with off.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe

lissc1000

remissionc1425

abatement1433

swagingc1440

remittinga1475

slacking1542

remissness1551

subsiding1607

slackening1611

relaxation1614

relentment1628

rebatement1701

relaxing1734

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Relaschement,..a relenting, or slackening.

1648 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 225 By the slackning, loosening, or disjoynting whereof, the body..cometh to be as much weakned.

1706 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels III. 266 There may too in the Soul be great Slacknings of Zeal.

1765 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. ii. 248 Tho' it may be known when the foremost neglects his work by the slackening of his traces.

1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxiv. 45 But there are great slackenings in the tide.

1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1875) III. 335 Nothing is described as taking place..to cause any slackening in the levies.

1903 J. Conrad & F. M. Hueffer Romance v. i. 402 I wanted rest, woman's love, slackening off.

1951 J. M. Fraser Psychol. xiv. 157 It is rather more usual for a slackening-off process to take place.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

slackeningadj.

Etymology: formed as slackening n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslackening.

Making or becoming slack.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe

softening1685

remissive1686

abating1727

subsiding1779

slacking1859

slowing1877

surceasing1881

slackening1886

1593 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiæ in Queen Elizabeth's Englishings (1899) v. metr. i. 104 What so seame by slakning ranes [= reins] to slip.

1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. ii. 42 One really began sometimes to think of the slackening wheels of Pharaoh.

1892 Daily News 24 May 7/1 Some still more general cause of slackening traffic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	slackening
释义	slackeningn. Etymology: formed as slackener n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslackening. The action of making or becoming slack, in various senses. Also with off. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe lissc1000 remissionc1425 abatement1433 swagingc1440 remittinga1475 slacking1542 remissness1551 subsiding1607 slackening1611 relaxation1614 relentment1628 rebatement1701 relaxing1734 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Relaschement,..a relenting, or slackening. 1648 R. Sanderson Serm. II. 225 By the slackning, loosening, or disjoynting whereof, the body..cometh to be as much weakned. 1706 G. Stanhope Paraphr. Epist. & Gospels III. 266 There may too in the Soul be great Slacknings of Zeal. 1765 A. Dickson Treat. Agric. ii. 248 Tho' it may be known when the foremost neglects his work by the slackening of his traces. 1860 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem (1861) III. cxiv. 45 But there are great slackenings in the tide. 1869 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1875) III. 335 Nothing is described as taking place..to cause any slackening in the levies. 1903 J. Conrad & F. M. Hueffer Romance v. i. 402 I wanted rest, woman's love, slackening off. 1951 J. M. Fraser Psychol. xiv. 157 It is rather more usual for a slackening-off process to take place. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online September 2021). slackeningadj. Etymology: formed as slackening n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈslackening. Making or becoming slack. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe softening1685 remissive1686 abating1727 subsiding1779 slacking1859 slowing1877 surceasing1881 slackening1886 1593 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Boethius De Consolatione Philosophiæ in Queen Elizabeth's Englishings (1899) v. metr. i. 104 What so seame by slakning ranes [= reins] to slip. 1886 J. Ruskin Præterita II. ii. 42 One really began sometimes to think of the slackening wheels of Pharaoh. 1892 Daily News 24 May 7/1 Some still more general cause of slackening traffic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1611adj.1593
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