mellowing
present participle ofmellow
mellow
verb
uk/ˈmel.əʊ/us/ˈmel.oʊ/mellowverb(BECOME SOFTER)
[I]
tobecomesofterand moredevelopedin apleasingway:
Thebrickworkwill mellow over theyearsso that itblendswith thesurroundings.
Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circusesidiom
- calm
- chill
- let/blow off steamidiom
- lie down
- lightensomethingup
- lull
- lullsomeoneintosomething
- melt
- relaxation
- settle
- settle down
- shirt
- simmer
- simmer down
- slow down
mellowverb(BECOME RELAXED)
[IorT]
tobecomemorerelaxed:
She used to be veryimpatient, but she's mellowed overtime.
Theyearshave mellowed her.
USinformalOh, don't be sotoughon yourself,Bill- mellowout(=becomemorerelaxedand lesssevere).
relaxed
- relaxedAfter my massage, I was quite relaxed.
- restedAfter our long holiday, I was rested and ready to get back to work.
- mellowHe is a very mellow baby.
- easy-goingShe's a generous and easy-going boss.
- laid-backHe's so laid-back, I've never seen him get upset about anything.
- zenShe's totally zen about child-rearing.
Calming and relaxing
- assuage
- balls-to-the-wall
- bask
- bread
- bread and circusesidiom
- calm
- chill
- let/blow off steamidiom
- lie down
- lightensomethingup
- lull
- lullsomeoneintosomething
- melt
- relaxation
- settle
- settle down
- shirt
- simmer
- simmer down
- slow down
Examplesofmellowing
mellowing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It may be that that was amellowingprocess.
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Themellowingeffect was obvious in their serenity and contentment.
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Within the last few years there has been amellowingin the approach to this subject.
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I think that he ismellowingin his new role of elder statesperson.
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I thought that perhaps he wasmellowingand would be in future prepared to agree more with my views.
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Themellowingprocess which seemed to have come over him in those days has come over him again in his tem- porary seclusion.
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I am sure that his views are no less sincere and the more welcome for that apparentmellowing.
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All this means that in theirmellowingyears these people are leading a tolerable and enjoyable life.
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He said that he was optimistic because getting rich was amellowinginfluence.
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Edmunds who, in his advocacy of these matters, seems to bemellowingrapidly in his political views.
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He ismellowingwith age.
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There wasn't too muchmellowingas he grew older.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some of the substances produced in roasting of cocoa beans are oxidized in the conche,mellowingthe flavor of the product.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aftermellowing, the whiskey is stored in newly handcrafted oak barrels, which give the whiskey its color and most of its flavor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A calabash pipe has a large air chamber beneath the bowl that provides a cooling andmellowingeffect.
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- the right/wrong/other way around
- therm
- thermal
- thermal barrier
- thermal barrier coating
- thermal bath
- thermal blanket
- thermal-blanket
- thermal boundary
- thermal capacity
- thermal comfort
- thermal conduction
- thermal-conduction
- thermal conductivity
- thermal-conductivity
- thermal convection
- thermal convection
- thermal diffusion
- thermal efficiency
- thermal-efficiency
- thermal emission
- thermal equilibrium
- thermal equilibrium
- thermal-equilibrium
- thermal expansion