softening
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soft·en
(sô′fən, sŏf′ən)v. soft·ened, soft·en·ing, soft·ens
v.tr.
1. To make soft or softer.
2. To undermine or reduce the strength, morale, or resistance of.
3. To make less harsh, strident, or critical: softened the last paragraph of the letter.
v.intr.
To become soft or softer.
soft′en·er n.
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Noun | 1. | softening - the process of becoming softer; "refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit"; "he observed the softening of iron by heat" maceration - softening due to soaking or steeping natural action, natural process, action, activity - a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity" |
Adj. | 1. | softening - having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight |
Translations
softening
[ˈsɒfnɪŋ] N [of ground, metal, leather] → reblandecimiento m (Fin) [of economy, market] → debilitamiento msoftening of the brain → reblandecimiento m cerebral
there has been a softening of his attitude/position → ha suavizado or moderado su actitud/posición
softening
n
(fig, of person) → Erweichen nt; (of anger, resistance) → Nachlassen nt; there has been a softening of his attitude → er ist nachgiebiger geworden
softening
n. reblandecimiento, ablandamiento; suavidad.