Sami's body started loosening up.
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Loosening
Synonyms for "loosening" (102 found)
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Noun(22 words)
permissivepreparationrelaxrelaxationsrelaxedslackslackenslacknesssoftensofteningstretchingunbucklingunfastenunfastenedunfasteningunlacingunscrewinguntighteninguntyingunwind
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warming upwatering down
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More general
17 entriesactionadjustmentalterationchangeconditionmodificationphysical activitypolicy changepreparationprocesspropertyqualityrelaxationrule changestatestate change
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More specific
22 entriesarm looseningbolt looseningfabric loosenessguideline relaxationknot looseningloosen a knotloosen a screwloosen a straploosen enforcementloosen jawloosen postureloosen rulesloosen shouldersloosen standardsloosenessneck loosening
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Collocations
17 entriesbolt looseningfabric looseninggradual looseningknot looseningloosen a boltloosen a knotloosen a screwloosen griploosen tensionloosen uploosening beltloosening constraintsloosening griploosening guidelinesloosening of rulesloosening screws
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Inflections
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7 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Germany is in the process of loosening some social and economic restrictions it put in place in March to control the spread of the coronavirus.
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A door ends up loosening, when it is left ajar for a long time.
Source: tatoeba (9022956)
Alcohol started loosening Yanni's lips.
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