loosening, n.
(loosenings)
(loosenings)
the act of making something less tight
<noun.act>
laxation loosening
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
an occurrence of control or strength weakening
<noun.event>
loosening relaxation slackening
sample sentences
"the relaxation of requirements""the loosening of his grip"
"the slackening of the wind"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form