Etymology

softening

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Today it means: The process of making something soft. Full definition →

Middle English softenynge
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softening · verb1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromsoftenynge
  2. English todaysoftening

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

softening · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromsoftenyng
  2. English todaysoftening

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

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