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slackenings

slackenings is the plural of slackening.

Meaning of slackening

Noun

slackening (plural slackenings)

  1. The act by which something slackens; loss of speed, tautness, etc.
    • If the following guide lose his distance from the one leading (which can only happen by his own fault), he will correct himself by slightly lengthening or shortening a few steps, in order that there may not be sudden quickenings or slackenings in the march of his platoon.1861, United States. War Dept, U.S. Infantry Tactics, page 124

Questions about slackenings

What is slackenings the plural of?
Slackenings is the plural of slackening.

Words near slackenings in the dictionary

  1. slackeners
  2. slackenest
  3. slackeneth
  4. slackening
  5. slackening off
  6. slackenings
  7. slackens
  8. slackens off
  9. slacker
  10. slackerdom
  11. slackerish

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