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loosenings

loosenings is the plural of loosening.

Meaning of loosening

Noun

loosening (plural loosenings)

  1. The act of making something looser.
    • Turning to metaphor, the loosenings involved in metaphorical interpretation tend not to be pure but to involve a change that results in the extension of the loosened concept overlapping with but not including all of the denotations of the pre-loosened concept.2013, Michael Scott, Religious Language, page 169

Questions about loosenings

What is loosenings the plural of?
Loosenings is the plural of loosening.

Words near loosenings in the dictionary

  1. loosening someone's tongue
  2. loosening the apron strings
  3. loosening the purse strings
  4. loosening up
  5. loosening ups
  6. loosenings
  7. loosens
  8. loosens someone's tongue
  9. loosens the apron strings
  10. loosens the purse strings
  11. loosens up

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