Blacking vs. Slacking — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Blacking and Slacking
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Blacking
See lampblack.
Slacking
Not tense or taut; loose
A slack rope.
Slack muscles.
Blacking
A preparation, such as a shoe or stove polish, that is used to impart a black color.
Slacking
Lacking in activity; not busy
A slack season for the travel business.
Blacking
Present participle of black
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Slacking
Moving slowly; sluggish
A slack pace.
Blacking
A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
Slacking
Lacking in diligence or due care or concern; negligent
A slack worker.
Blacking
Shoe polish.
Slacking
Flowing or blowing with little speed
A slack current.
Slack winds.
Blacking
A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute.
Slacking
(Linguistics) Pronounced with the muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed; lax.
Blacking
Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.
Slacking
To make looser or less taut
Slacked the sail.
Blacking
The act or process of making black.
Slacking
To make slower
Slacked our pace.
Blacking
A substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
Slacking
To be careless or remiss in doing
Slack one's duty.
Slacking
To slake (lime).
Slacking
To be or become slack.
Slacking
To be inactive or avoid work
Slacked around the house all day.
Slacking
A loose part, as of a rope or sail
Hauled in the slack.
Slacking
A period of little activity; a lull
A slack in business.
Slacking
A cessation of movement in a current of air or water.
Slacking
An area of still water.
Slacking
Unused capacity
Still some slack in the economy.
Slacking
Slacks Casual pants that are not part of a suit.
Slacking
In a slack manner
A banner hanging slack.
Slacking
Present participle of slack
Slacking
The evasion of work or duty
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