loosening, laxation
(noun) the act of making something less tight
relaxation, loosening, slackening
(noun) an occurrence of control or strength weakening; “the relaxation of requirements”; “the loosening of his grip”; “the slackening of the wind”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
loosening
present participle of loosen
loosening (plural loosenings)
The act of making something looser.
• goniolens
Source: Wiktionary
Loos"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loosened; p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening.] Etym: [See Loose, v. t.]
1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. Bacon.
2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden.
3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon.
Loos"en, v. i.
Definition: To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 February 2025
(noun) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
