softening

Meanings

Verb

  • Present participle of soften

Noun

  • The process of making something soft.
  • The process of becoming soft.

Origin

  • From Middle English softenynge, softynand, equivalent to soften + -ing.
  • From Middle English softenyng, softenynge, equivalent to soften + -ing.

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