Lessening is valid Scrabble Word

Is lessening a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
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Collins Scrabble Words YES
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Words with Friends YES

9 letters word
10 points in Scrabble
14 points in WWF

Definitions for LESSENING in dictionary:

VERB:

make or become less; diminish

NOUN:

OTHER DEFINITIONS:

to make or become less

Words related to LESSENING

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Words that contain LESSENING

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How to use LESSENING in a sentence

Free trade has increased their food, without lessening their employment.
Opening this also, she ran down the avenue, never lessening her speed till she stood outside the door of Lesser Hill.
This lessening of the wind came as a great relief, for the incessant roaring, banging, and thundering had irritated our nerves.
In some respects the Conference intensified class feeling and added to, instead of lessening, the civil strife.
Time instead of lessening had only increased this feeling, until Reynolds believed that he could no longer endure the prosaic life of the city.
The rains were lessening at last, and the cholera-fiend had been driven forth.
I want every day to be over, and yet I cannot bear to have the days pass and to say to myself that the chances of any tidings are lessening and lessening.
The seven terraces which run around the mountain, rise in succession with lessening circuit as ascent is made, their width being about seventeen or eighteen feet.
For a couple of minutes the young trooper stood motionless, listening with strained ears to the lessening sound of muffled oars.
Alexander brooded, brooded, his eyes upon the lessening flame.

With respect to the first, however, I may observe, that contraband does not increase on lessening the temptations to it.
His head was toward the base, and he pushed along until the lessening space would not permit him to go further.
Every morning the lads danced in solemn procession round the hut, lessening their rounds by one each day.
The dreams again associated themselves with the picture, and my fears grew instead of lessening as the time went by.
One hundred yards only separated them now, and, with almost every stride, the distance was lessening.
And his understanding gave him a melancholy, hopeless feeling of superiority, without at all lessening the strange conviction of guilt.
He perceived a vague form lessening rapidly in the distance.
In the first place, habit formation results in a lessening of attention to the process.
He had prevented Russia from extending her dominion, but he had also prevented England from lessening that dominion.
Loving her was not impossible, but leaving at an early day would go toward lessening the probability.
Now I glanced at the island which was lessening fast astern.
And with the lessening of the flood came new activities to the little house.
If it is desired to try less, the diminution should be very gradual, and a watch should be kept for any lessening of strength.

Similar words containing LESSEN without suffix ing

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