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loosening

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loos·en  (lsn)
v. loos·ened, loos·en·ing, loos·ens
v.tr.
1. To untie or make looser.
2. To free from restraint, pressure, or strictness.
3. To free (the bowels) from constipation.
v.intr.
To become loose or looser.

[Middle English lousnen, losnen, from losen, from los, loose; see loose.]
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Noun1.looseningloosening - an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
weakening - becoming weaker
thaw - a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
2.loosening - the act of making something less tight
unfastening, untying, undoing - loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"
modification, adjustment, alteration - the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
tightening - the act of making something tighter; "the tightening of economic controls"

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They at last succeeded in getting the upper hand of these untoward streams; only, in consequence of the loosening of the soil, the wheel partly gave way, and a slight partial settlement ensued.
Slowly loosening his grasp as he listens to the incoherent jargon with an attentive frown, he turns to the Lascar and fairly drags him forth upon the floor.
There he goes now; to him nothing's happened; but to me, the skewer seems loosening out of the middle of the world.
 
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