- present participle of loosen.
loosening
Example Sentences
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Loosening these rigid ideas about our identities can be painful, but also helpful, he explained.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2025
Loosening supply chains resulted in inflation pressures at the factory gate subsiding further.
From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2022
Loosening the rules could help ensure that recipients are able to buy whatever type is available.
From New York Times • May 13, 2022
Loosening one or two knobs on a RAM Mount gives a device multidirectional movement.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2019
Loosening his clothes, he wriggled out of them and came to the surface just in time to avoid drowning.
From The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? by Scott, G. Firth