How do you say “slacken” in Vietnamese?

“Slacken” in Vietnamese is nới (to loosen).

Vietnamese words for “slacken”

• nớiListenverb
  Hanoi [nəːj˧˦] · Saigon [nəːj˦˥]nới rising

  to loosen; to slacken; to ease

Related Vietnamese words

• buông lỏngListenverb

  to slacken; loosen; relax

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