relents
Meaning of relents
noun
- Stay; stop; delay.
- A relenting.
- To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, or cruel; to soften in temper
He had planned to ground his son for a month, but relented and decided to give him a stern lecture instead.
- To slacken; to abate.
He will not relent in his effort to reclaim his victory.
- To lessen, make less severe or intense.
- (of substance) To become less rigid or hard; to soften; to yield, for example by dissolving or melting
Information about relents
- The singular form of relents is: relent.
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Hyphenation of relents
re-lents
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- relents is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Anagrams of relents
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