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Relaxxing
- verb - become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
- 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"
- 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"
- become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed"
- cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
- make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now"
- make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
- make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"
Releasing
- verb - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"
- emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
- generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream"
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
- let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
- make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
- make (information) available for publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
- part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
- prepare and issue for public distribution or sale;
- release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition
- release, as from one's grip; "Let go of the door handle, please!"; "relinquish your gri
Relenting
- verb - give in, as to influence or pressure
Relieving
- verb - alleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressive; "relieve the pressure and the stress"; "lighten the burden of caring for her elderly parents"
- ease or alleviate
- free from a burden, evil, or distress
- free someone temporarily from his or her obligations
- grant exemption or release to; "Please excuse me from this class"
- grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam"
- lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
- provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
- provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
- relieve oneself of troubling information
- save from ruin, destruction, or harm
- take by stealing; "The thief relieved me of $100"
Relishing
- verb - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
- taking a small amount into the mouth to test its quality; "cooking was fine but it was the savoring that he enjoyed most"
Reloading
- verb - load anew; "She reloaded the gun carefully"
- place a new load on; "The movers reloaded the truck"
Remaining
- verb - be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
- continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
- not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"
- stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"
- stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for a
Remanding
- verb - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
Remarking
- verb - make mention of;
- make or write a comment on; "he commented the paper of his colleague"
Remedying
- verb - provide relief for; "remedy his illness"
- set straight or right; "remedy these deficiencies"; "rectify the inequities in salaries"; "repair an oversight"