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Showing words for SLAKING using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Slaking

lakings, lasking, slaking

6 Letter Words for Slaking

algins, aligns, asking, gaskin, glaiks, glanis, kiangs, kisang, klangs, laking, lakins, lasing, liangs, ligans, lingas, sangil, signal, slakin

5 Letter Words for Slaking

aking, algin, align, alkin, anils, gains, gilas, ginks, gisla, glaik, glans, glias, glink, glisk, kails, kaing, kains, kalis, kangs, kiang, kilan, kilns, kinas, kings, kisan, klang, klans, knags, laiks, lakin, langi, lanks, liang, ligan, ligas, linga, lings, links, naiks, nails, sigla, signa, sinal, skail, slain, slang, slank, sling, slink, snail

4 Letter Words for Slaking

agin, agni, ails, ains, akin, alin, anil, anis, ansi, asin, gail, gain, gali, gals, gila, gils, gink, gins, glia, glis, ikan, ilka, ilks, inga, inks, kail, kain, kais, kali, kang, kans, kiln, kina, king, kins, klan, knag, lags, laik, lain, laks, lang, lank, lask, lias, ligs, lina, ling, link, lins, lisk, nagi, nags, naig, naik, nail, nais, nasi, ngai, nils, sail, sain, sang, sank, siak, sial, sian, sign, sika, sila, silk, sina, sing, sink, skag, skal, skil, skin, slag, slik, snag, snig

3 Letter Words for Slaking

ags, aik, ail, ain, ais, alg, alk, aln, als, ans, asg, ask, asl, gal, gan, gas, gin, gis, gns, ign, ilk, ing, ink, ins, isl, isn, kai, kal, kan, kas, kil, kin, kln, ksi, lag, lai, lak, lan, las, lig, lin, lis, nag, nak, nas, nig, nil, nis, sag, sai, sal, san, sig, sil, sin, ska, ski, sla

Definitions for Slaking

[1] to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
[2] to cool or refresh: He slaked his lips with ice.
[3] to make less active, vigorous, intense, etc.: His calm manner slaked their enthusiasm.
[4] to cause disintegration of (lime) by treatment with water. Compare slaked lime.
[5] Obsolete . to make loose or less tense; slacken.
[6] (of lime) to become slaked.
[7] Archaic . to become less active, intense, vigorous, etc.; abate.
[8] (tr) literary to satisfy (thirst, desire, etc)
[9] (tr) poetic to cool or refresh
[10] Also: slack to undergo or cause to undergo the process in which lime reacts with water or moist air to produce calcium hydroxide
[11] archaic to make or become less active or intense

Words related to Slaking

slakequench, assuage, appease, satisfy, gratify, mitigate, loose, slack, subdue, relax, lessen, relaxed, relieve, reduce, refresh, crumble, compose, abate, disintegrate, allay

Words nearby Slaking

slakeslag cement, slag down, slag heap, slaggy, slain, slake, slaked lime, slaker, slalom, slam, slam dance

Origin of Slaking

ebefore 1000; Middle English slaken to mitigate, allay, moderate, lessen one's efforts, Old English slacian to slacken, lessen one's efforts, equivalent to slæc slack1 + -ian causative verb suffix

Other words from Slaking

slak·a·ble , slake·a·ble , adjective
slake·less , adjective
un·slak·a·ble , adjective
un·slake·a·ble , adjective
un·slaked , adjective

Word origin for Slaking

eOld English slacian, from slæc slack 1 ; related to Dutch slaken to diminish, Icelandic slaka

Synonyms for Slaking

appease, assuage, quench, abate, allay, compose, cool, crumble, disintegrate, gratify, lessen, loose, mitigate, moderate, reduce, refresh, relax, relaxed, relieve, satisfy, slack, subdue