- present tense form of slacken (3rd person singular).
slackens
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The eight-speed transmission shuffles up to overdrive as soon as the throttle pressure slackens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
The problem is that the birth-death model tends to exaggerate job creation at turning points in the economy — when growth accelerates or when it slackens off.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
If you spend a lot of time scanning Bale’s face, noting how it slackens and tightens, it’s partly because the movie keeps inviting you to do so.
From New York Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
“By the time that happens, it’s just that much harder to compromise. It’s become a hot war at that point, and the desire for compromise slackens as a result.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 19, 2022
Her grip on her purse slackens and her neck makes a nice curve.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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