It causes some paralysis(weakening) of the muscle by preventing muscle contractions (tightening).

"His heart's weakening-" "He's a killer, Alicia.

Throughout the period there was no 'weakening of the importance attached to naval forces' by the king, who argued that joint land and naval operations were essential.

"Ballard's heroism and the successful deployment of naval technology contributed to restoring the prestige and authority of the military after its 'weakening' in the 1970's."

Any 'weakening' or 'dilution' Sikhi in the Punjab, is doubly painful for the Sikh diaspora for it means a corresponding weakness in Khalistan, which, both real and imaginary, epitomizes the Sikh diasporic place today.

Have all of those issues weakened him in any way?

Men simply want to be needed, and going to class would weaken the case for someone to need them.

If she'd thought they would let her out one day before too long, she might have weakened.

Of course, the market may just be weakening over all.

The companies, big and small, that Americans work for could be weakened.

This time I took but little, so as not to weaken her.

A little piece of her heart weakened and was lost to him.

This does not in any way weaken the case against the President.

This further weakened the local Congress party in the state.

Still weakened from his earlier health problems, he died the next day.

Had he weakened, it might be all over for him now.

The heat has weakened most if not all of the children.

Me being here is only to weaken your current situation.

He'd lost a lot of blood and that weakened him.

If she did not, he said, it could weaken the field in general.

With the mother there was perhaps still a chance, but she had been weakened also.

She weakened, because it was exactly the thing a man in love would say.

I do not want that strong body which is to be my home weakened.

"It could turn around at any time and weaken 15 percent."

The question is whether this can be done without weakening the nation's security.

Perhaps the effect had weakened enough to let him deal with reality.

At the last minute she would have weakened and brought them in whole.

To be sure, Government data show the economy is weakening.

That would mean the economy could weaken in the last three months of the year.

The loss of the blood he had given the woman weakened him still more.