softening
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- noun
- /ˈsɔːftənɪŋ/
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suavización
- The gradual softening of the butter made it easier to spread on the warm toast.
- softening of fruit
- softening process
- softening membranes
This is why we saw a softening PPI report.
- This is why we saw a softening PPI report.
- If you're looking for that softening, this is definitely worth the investment.
- The official verdict is softening of the brain.
- It just has this gorgeous strobing effect, such a fine Pearl as well, so it has the softening feature to it.
- Like there's a softening because you're like that person's just done a little act of peace.
Examples
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And a positive outcome would be a likely softening on immigration reform.
Blog text (3) -
Her women friends had developed a softening, a surety, some steadfastness, and ease.
Fiction book (1996) -
But really what we're doing is just softening the harsh line.
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A big concern for the people there is, they are beginning to see softening of the coconut trees.
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You've actually seen some softening in housing services, which is great.
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So the way that I think that this is going to play out is you're going to see a softening of the job market.
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I did detect a slight softening in my mother's attitude when we last spoke long distance.
Fiction book (1992) -
Vitamin D deficiency can cause rickets, which is softening of the bones, particularly during development.
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Harmonizing popular education and critical pedagogy also requires a softening of the anti-intellectualism that I have noted among some popular educators.
Academic text (2011) -
Some physical changes include slight swelling of the thyroid glands, softening of the gums, and weight.
Blog text (10)
Synonyms
Making plastic softer so it can bend or be shaped
Antonyms
How Soft
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Softening comes from soft meaning 'not hard' and the verb soften meaning 'to make soft', with -ing showing the action. So a softening of soil is the process of becoming less hard, and a softening in a voice is when it becomes gentler.