How do you pronounce slacken?

slacken is pronounced as /ˈslækən/.

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slacken

🐌slacken (slakken)

verb

/ˈslækən/

desserrer (desserrer)

slack slag

Signification

to make or become less tight, less active, or slower

Traduction de la signification

devenir ou rendre moins serré, moins actif ou plus lent

Phrases d'exemple

The driver slackened his speed as he approached the village.

Le conducteur a ralenti sa vitesse en approchant du village.

Synonymes

loosen, relax, reduce, diminish

Antonymes

tighten, increase, intensify

Collocations

slacken pace, slacken speed, slacken control

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