Loosening

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of making something looser.

    "Turning to metaphor, the loosenings involved in metaphorical interpretation tend not to be pure but to involve a change that results in the extension of the loosened concept overlapping with but not including all of the denotations of the pre-loosened concept."

  2. 2
    the act of making something less tight wordnet
  3. 3
    an occurrence of control or strength weakening wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of loosen form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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relaxationabatementallaymentalleviationassuagementblunting

Example

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"Sami's body started loosening up."

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loosening up

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