loosening

Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the act of making something less tight, relaxed, or relieving tension.

Phrases & Collocations

loosening up

loosen up

Example Sentences

the beer is loosening him up.

a useful gadget for loosening bottle lids

The runners are loosening up before the race.

The runners are just loosening up before the race.

Any knots, burn or obvious loosening and corrosion are not allowed.The wire rope should be covered with luboil.

Regional block in combination with loosening pulvinar tendinous arch is one of the most effective way to treat the cervical headache.

Wear particles induced-biological reaction in histiocyte surrounding the prosthesis is an important factor of osteolysis and aseptic loosening after prosthetic replacement.

The meditative response in which he performs them gives him that vital loosening and equability of all his powers, that collectedness and presence of mind, without which no right work can be done.

Objective: Silver needle acupuncture treatment has notable effect on patients with chronic extravertebral soft tissue lesion, especially its long term loosening effect on myospasm.

Apply PREWASH directly to stains and then launder after one to two minutes. Effective in loosening grease and stains ? and there's no need to scrub!

Real-world Examples

But there was no comparable loosening of coronavirus restrictions after that.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Or maybe she has trouble loosening your knots..

Source: Friends Season 9

The current was loosening it from the tree.

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

Even the most conservative places are loosening up.

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

Mr Harrison follows the loosening of quarantines as the tides of free trade rose in the mid-19th century.

Source: The Economist - Arts

Over the past week, all this loosening has been reversed.

Source: The Economist - Finance

The post-pandemic " catch-up" will end; rich-world labour markets are slowly loosening.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It feels like I can do anything. - You're loosening it.

Source: Modern Family - Season 08

But the first loosening of racial segregation was happening at that time.

Source: The Evolution of English Vocabulary

Your mixer did the hard work of loosening all those strings.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation October 2022

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