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View definitions for slacking

slacking

adjective as in flagging

adjective as in loafing

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Example Sentences

On the other hand, Speedman spent his late 20s in New York, slacking off.

Without slacking his speed he shifted the reins to his left hand.

If labor should try slacking, as it did in Russia, the economic state would starve to death and the workers die with it.

"All right," laughed Big-foot, slacking up and tossing the reins back over the pony's neck.

To him, who wished to go to war, the very thought of slacking and cowardice seemed preposterous—impossible.

Passing a hollow without slacking speed, he was soon on the open ground, and Perdriel lay before him.

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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to slacking, such as: dwindling, fading, listless, sagging, slumping, and waning.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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