softening

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

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

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: ablaniment — process of making something soft
• Chinese Mandarin: 軟化 /软化 (ruǎnhuà) — process of making something soft
• Finnish: pehmentäminen — process of making something soft
• Finnish: pehmennys — process of making something soft
• Galician: suavizamento — process of making something soft
• Ancient Greek: μάλαξις (málaxis) — process of making something soft
• Italian: ammorbidimento — process of making something soft
• Latin: ēmollītiō — process of making something soft
• Latin: malaxātiō — process of making something soft
• Spanish: ablandamiento — process of making something soft
• Catalan: ablaniment — process of becoming soft
• Chinese Mandarin: 軟化 /软化 (ruǎnhuà) — process of becoming soft
• Finnish: pehmeneminen — process of becoming soft
• Finnish: pehmentyminen — process of becoming soft
• Spanish: ablandamiento — process of becoming soft