Antonyms for weakening


Grammar : Verb
Spell : wee-kuhn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwi kən


Definition of weakening

Origin :
  • 1520s, from weak + -en (1). The earlier verb was simply weak (late 14c.). Related: Weakened; weakening.
  • verb reduce the strength of
Example sentences :
  • The minister was weakening most lamentably, giving her husband a loophole to escape.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Yet he was conscious that his will was weakening; that he did not mean to go down to the steamer just yet.
  • Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton
  • I will not run the risk of weakening this reasoning by expansion.
  • Extract from : « Old-Fashioned Ethics and Common-Sense Metaphysics » by William Thomas Thornton
  • This is no sign of the weakening of the spiritual hold on reality.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • Yet his pride and his sense of the justice due to be done admitted of no weakening.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He was saddle-sore and weary, but his purpose knew no weakening.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Still, after what had been said, it was imperative to show no weakening.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • As for the weakening of Serbia, it could not be entertained.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • And there is reason for thinking that the enemy is weakening.
  • Extract from : « Against Odds » by Lawrence L. Lynch
  • He was weakening, but I thought I was worse off than he was.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Synonyms for weakening

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