"loosening" meaning in All languages combined

See loosening on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-loosening.wav [US] Forms: loosenings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} loosening (plural loosenings)
  1. The act of making something looser. Derived forms: loosening up
    Sense id: en-loosening-en-noun-tLYCPTuV

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-loosening.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} loosening
  1. present participle and gerund of loosen Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: loosen
    Sense id: en-loosening-en-verb-4Auw7XBI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95

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