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Added 9 October 2026

softening

verb

In Latin: ēmollītiō, malaxātiō Wiktionary

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present participle and gerund of soften

noun

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

Origin

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

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