The slackening of the wind. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Du Plessis blamed the government's transformation policy for what he described as a slackening of the country's security forces. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
He felt the train slackening speed, and peered again through the misty window. From Wordnik.com. [The Sea Farmer] Reference
The struggle has caught hold along the whole line and enthusiasm for the lofty aim runs so high that a slackening is no longer to be feared. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Koch - Nobel Lecture] Reference
She had gone on for about a mile, and it was growing dark, and her horse was again slackening his pace, when she thought she heard the sound of another horse's hoofs behind her. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
QUESTION: Did the prime minister mention anything about the -- did he use the word "slackening," that the U.S. wasn't prepared for this kind of war?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 9, 2001] Reference
Even though data suggests a "slackening" of sales, retailers such as Wal-Mart, Tesco are expanding in China. From Wordnik.com. [The Business of Fashion] Reference
We dared not chance suspicion by slackening our gait. From Wordnik.com. [The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland] Reference
Without slackening pace Alex headed for the old semaphore. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity] Reference
The fleets were now separating, and the fire was slackening. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima] Reference
The strange car slackening speed, allowed them to come alongside. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Pirate] Reference
Scarcely slackening his pace he started up the long road by the hill. From Wordnik.com. [Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People'] Reference
In any event, there was no shifting of the helm, no slackening of speed. From Wordnik.com. [The Radio Boys at the Sending Station Making Good in the Wireless Room] Reference
Augustus; and at last, slackening their pace above the old domain of Hugh. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Then they dropped the line again and felt a distinct slackening of weight. From Wordnik.com. [On the Trail of the Space Pirates] Reference
"About to the end of the Common," the man replied, without slackening his pace. From Wordnik.com. [White Ashes] Reference
"Nearly at our journey's end, I take it," he replied grimly, suddenly slackening speed. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"What affair?" asked Marillac, slackening his pace in order to join in the conversation. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The pressure at the gate slackening, the two pushed through and hurried after the noisy throng. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
"Five cents a quart," she replied briefly, not looking around or slackening her gait in the least. From Wordnik.com. [At the Little Brown House] Reference
Hundreds had been slain in that one discharge, and the fire was rapidly increasing, not slackening. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
The company is reacting to soaring fuel costs, which are shrinking margins as well as slackening passenger demand. From Wordnik.com. [JetBlue Puts The Brakes On Expansion] Reference
Its own housing market and consumer spending are also slackening after previously surging on a stimulus-aided rebound. From Wordnik.com. [Cooling Canada Stays Warmer Than U.S.] Reference
"Myra, darling, the delight of holding you in my arms made me forget all else," Don Carlos responded, slackening his pace. From Wordnik.com. [Bandit Love] Reference
Office rents have doubled in the last five years and demand for the best inner-city properties shows no sign of slackening. From Wordnik.com. [The Perils Of Prosperity] Reference
An instant after, however, the second pony, plunging ahead of the Indian's, threw the rider forward, slackening the lariat. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity] Reference
At the first slackening of speed, however, it is always wise to put on a little pressure, and cautiously begin with the winch. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
Poor's 500-stock index slipped 1.5%, led by its materials sector as investors fretted over weak demand in a slackening economy. From Wordnik.com. [Dow Industrials Fall to 7-Week Low] Reference
"Assure me," demanded his passenger, after a brief moment, during which with no slackening of speed the great machine tore down. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 5, June 1905] Reference
His overwhelming numerical superiority gave no evidence of slackening, his pressure on the gaping line of khaki continued unabated. From Wordnik.com. [Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry] Reference
What is my urdoxa, my primary doctrine, and why would you of slackening desires and diminishing attention span bother to take notice?. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt from Urdoxa 2.0] Reference
"She's down -- caught her foot in a root!" cried Elmer, not slackening his warm pace, for he wanted to make a quick job of the thing. From Wordnik.com. [Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot] Reference
Rising housing inventories and slackening demand are causing some developers to sell unused tracts and hold off on purchasing new ones. From Wordnik.com. [Wide-Open Space for Sale] Reference
Now the bottom has dropped out of cedar prices because of slackening demand, meaning loggers have little incentive to cut down the trees. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Forest Ire] Reference
The particular dispute, whether it be about money or about anything else, is only the occasion which reveals the slackening of the morale. From Wordnik.com. [Friendship] Reference
This bubble was caused by the now notorious slackening of monetary policies and a longstanding disdain for fiscal discipline in the world's richest nations. From Wordnik.com. [A World as Irrational as Ever] Reference
China recently released figures that showed it, too, may be sliding into deflation -- often a prelude to recession -- thanks to oversupply and slackening demand. From Wordnik.com. [Into The Deep] Reference
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