relents

Meaning of relents

noun
  1. Stay; stop; delay.
  2. A relenting.
verb
  1. 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.
  2. To slacken; to abate.
    He will not relent in his effort to reclaim his victory.
  3. To lessen, make less severe or intense.
  4. (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

nestler, slenter

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