"relaxing" in the verb sense

1. relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

"He relaxed in the hot tub"

"Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

2. relax, unbend

make less taut

"relax the tension on the rope"

3. loosen, relax, loose

become loose or looser or less tight

"The noose loosened"

"the rope relaxed"

4. relax, unstrain, unlax, loosen up, unwind, make relaxed

cause to feel relaxed

"A hot bath always relaxes me"

5. relax, loosen up

become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

"our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group"

6. relax, loosen

make less severe or strict

"The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"

7. relax, loosen

become less severe or strict

"The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"

8. slack, slacken, slack up, relax

make less active or fast

"He slackened his pace as he got tired"

"Don't relax your efforts now"

"relaxing" in the adjective sense

1. restful, reposeful, relaxing

affording physical or mental rest

"she spent a restful night at home"

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