The storm had slackened but the snow still fell.

The storm was slackening, and she supposed that in another hour or two it would be hot and bright again.

But prudence argued that she had better be on her way again, ready to leave the tower as soon as the storm slackened a little more.

The storm had not slackened.

The storm gradually slackened to drizzle as the sky grew lighter; the landscape was dreary, even without the devastations of warfare all about them.

The storm had slackened but the rain persisted, drenching the land, and big puddles formed everywhere.

The storm slackened again-and kept on slackening.

The storm was slackening now, rolling away across the p am.

By six in the evening, the storm still hadn't slackened.

When she awoke several hours later the storm had slackened somewhat but the wind continued to hurl rain against the windows behind the drawn shades.