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Term: slackening

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "slackening": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. slackening

slackening

Definitions

Noun

  1. An occurrence of control or strength weakening

Verb

  1. Become slow or slower
  2. Make less active or fast
  3. Become looser or slack
  4. Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

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Words that contain the term "slackening".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 slackening 3 2

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "slackening".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 surprising 3 30
2 supporting 3 27
3 startling 2 19
4 selecting 3 15
5 suggesting 3 13
6 astonishing 4 8
7 securing 3 7
8 separating 4 7
9 assembling 4 6
10 submitting 3 6
11 succeeding 3 6
12 signaling 3 5
13 sparkling 2 5
14 stiffening 3 4
15 surrendering 4 4
16 sponsoring 3 3
17 squinting 2 3
18 straddling 2 3
19 summarizing 4 3
20 associating 5 2
21 estimating 4 2
22 salvaging 3 2
23 scheduling 3 2
24 skirmishing 3 2
25 smoldering 3 2
26 sustaining 3 2
27 certifying 4 1
28 safekeeping 3 1
29 scampering 3 1
30 scrounging 2 1
31 scuttling 3 1
32 silencing 3 1
33 singling 3 1
34 spiraling 3 1
35 stapling 3 1
36 stranding 2 1
37 subverting 3 1
38 sweltering 3 1
39 swindling 2 1
40 cementing 3 0
41 escalating 4 0
42 satirizing 4 0
43 saturating 4 0
44 scrimping 2 0
45 scuffling 3 0
46 sculpting 2 0
47 sectioning 3 0
48 signalling 3 0
49 skydiving 3 0
50 skyhopping 3 0
51 skywriting 3 0
52 slandering 3 0
53 slumbering 3 0
54 snowballing 3 0
55 songwriting 3 0
56 spiralling 3 0
57 spradling 2 0
58 spratling 2 0
59 sprinting 2 0
60 squelching 2 0
61 stationing 3 0
62 stradling 2 0
63 strickling 2 0
64 stripling 2 0
65 subleasing 3 0
66 subpoenaing 4 0
67 subsiding 3 0
68 subtyping 3 0
69 suffusing 3 0
70 sunbathing 3 0
71 suppressing 3 0
72 surmounting 3 0
73 sweetening 3 0
74 swiveling 3 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "slackening".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 lacking 2 32
2 weakening 3 6
3 screening 2 5
4 slanting 2 4
5 slackened 2 3
6 sickening 3 2
7 stacking 2 2
8 blackening 3 1
9 sacking 2 1
10 silencing 3 1
11 slacken 2 0
12 snacking 2 0
13 smacking 2 0
14 slackens 2 0
15 likening 3 0
16 shellacking 3 0
17 laning 2 0
18 wilkening 3 0
19 schoening 3 0
20 saddening 3 0

Words That Follow

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Words That Precede

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Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "slackening" in the same piece of text.

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Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "slackening".

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 5

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 74

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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This Word in the News:

Canada missing climate targets after ‘slackening’ under Carney
Feb 13, 2026 Financial Times
Slackening demand drags India services activity to four-month low in Sept
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EU ETS II postponed one year – slackening on green priorities but prices steady
Nov 28, 2025 CemNet.com
Q&A | ‘Interest in the climate crisis is slackening because our attention is pulled in so many directions’
Nov 14, 2025 Museums Association
Delta and United face slackening demand for international flights originating outside USA
Apr 17, 2025 FlightGlobal
Pace of increase for rice export volume slackens as prices rise
Feb 4, 2026 朝日新聞

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