Synonyms:
relaxation, loosening, slackening
Meaning: an occurrence of control or strength weakening; "the relaxation of requirements"; "the loosening of his grip"; "the slackening of the wind"
Usage examples
The rate of increase of population is slackening.
The locomotive, slackening its speed, tried to clear the way with its cow-catcher; but the mass of animals was too great.
Invisible, imponderable, quickening with vigorous motion, slackening in rest and sleep, passing quite away in death, it is the most obvious sign of life.
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.