feel slack
Frequency: 6.05.1 per million words
Used to describe something that is not held or stretched tight.
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Examples (10)
- After the long hike, his legs started to feel slack.
- He let the rope feel slack to allow the climber to adjust their position.
- The muscles in her arms began to feel slack from exhaustion.
- He noticed his grip starting to feel slack on the heavy object.
- The reins began to feel slack as the horse slowed its pace.
- During the break, he let his shoulders feel slack and relaxed.
- The old guitar strings started to feel slack and out of tune.
- After a good stretch, his muscles no longer feel slack.
- He didn't want the hammock to feel too slack, so he tightened the ropes.
- The fabric of the old tent started to feel slack and saggy.