Loosening
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 the act of making something less tight wordnet
- 3 an occurrence of control or strength weakening wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of loosen form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Sami's body started loosening up."