Slacken Off (Verb)
Meaning
Become less intense.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The heat began to slacken off in the evening as a gentle breeze blew in.
- As the weeks went by, her grief started to slacken off and she began to heal.
- The tension between them began to slacken off after they talked things through.
- The storm is expected to slacken off by nightfall, giving way to clear skies.
- After a few hours of exercise, the pain in her muscles started to slacken off.