Definition of "loosening" []

• Present participle of loosen. (verb)

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• "And of course atmospheric belt loosening is not possible; there is no extra space to put our carbon emissions."
• "And the sadder they look (pages loosening from the binding — the worst!) the more beloved they are to me."
• "Those with a materialist mindset seem quite comfortable in loosening up their evidential thresholds whenever it suits them."