English Explanatory Dictionary

softening

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of soften
noun
  1. The process of making something soft.
  2. The process of becoming soft.

Word forms

softening softenings

Etymology

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

Derived words

water softening
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