- present participle of loosen.
loosening
Example Sentences
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Raman also has clashed with Bass over loosening the rules imposed on Airbnb and other short-term rental companies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Existing pub owners worry that loosening the regime would wipe out the large sums of money they invested to obtain their licenses in the first place.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
But O'Shea is adamant the ruling is what works for English rugby as a whole, and has warned against the impact of loosening the policy.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
The specific loosening that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants is to count borrowing capacity at the Fed’s discount window toward meeting bank liquidity coverage rules.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
He was probably right, but I refused my heart its loosening, kept it tight and impervious to him.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
