Read full poem →To love me, I looked forward to the moon
To slacken all those bonds which seemed too soon
And quickly tied to make a lasting troth.
Dictionary Entry
To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack.
In a Sentence
“The pace slackened.”
Origin
Middle English, from Old English slæcan ‘to make slack’.
Common Phrases
. slackenspeed slackenoff slackenslacken never
Poetry examples for “slacken”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →If our two loves be one, or, thou and I 20
Love so alike, that none doe slacken, none can die.
Read full poem →If our two loves be one, or thou and I
Love so alike that none can slacken, none can die.
Read full poem →Men and gods are too extense;
Could you slacken and condense?
Your rank overgrowths reduce
Read full poem →At the house where these sojourned.
Sometimes their strong speed they slacken,
Though they are not overtaken;