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How to pronounce “slacken”
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Pronunciation guide for slacken
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of slacken with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Ariel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scanner 15 minutes
When our productivity starts to slacken, we can go back to that data
- Definition summary
- (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
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How to pronounce slacken
Ariel Garten: Know thyself, with a brain scanner 15 minutes
When our productivity starts to slacken, we can go back to that data
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “slacken”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.
- (transitive) To make slack, less taut, or less intense.
- To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake.
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