Related Words for softening

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emollient
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Adjective, Noun
soft
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Noun, Adjective, Noun, Adverb
stand
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Noun, Verb, Noun
toughening
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Noun
hardening
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Noun, Verb
strengthening
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Noun
weakening
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Noun
stiffening
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Noun
flattening
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Noun
smoothing
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Noun
tightening
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Noun
brightening
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Noun
blunting
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Noun
loosening
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Noun
dampening
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Noun
stabilizing
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Adjective
solidifying
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Verb
darkening
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Noun
intensifying
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Verb
moistening
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Noun
easing
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Noun
enhancing
x/x
Verb
broadening
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Noun
reshaping
x/x
Noun
stabilising
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Adjective
thickening
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Noun
tempering
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Noun
melting
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Noun
straightening
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Noun
reducing
x/x
Verb
crystallizing
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Noun
slackening
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Noun
deepening
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Verb
suppressing
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Verb
lowering
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Verb
drying
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Noun
undermining
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Noun
cracking
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Noun
boosting
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Verb
diminishing
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Verb
eroding
x/x
Verb
slowing
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Verb
accelerating
x/xxx
Verb
soothing
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Adjective
bolstering
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Verb
counteracting
xx/x
Verb
improving
x/x
Verb
increasing
x/x
Verb
dulling
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Noun
reversing
x/x
Verb
shaping
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Verb
gentle
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Adjective
effect
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Noun
bending
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Noun
calming
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Noun
firming
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Noun
lessening
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Noun
ameliorating
x/xxx
Verb
attenuating
x/xxx
Noun
sweetening
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Noun
normalizing
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Verb
adjusting
x/x
Verb
penetrating
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Adjective
accentuating
x/xxx
Verb
reinforcing
xx/x
Verb
neutralizing
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Verb
shrinking
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Noun
augmenting
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Verb
lengthening
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Noun
purifying
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Noun
shifting
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Verb
changing
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Verb
decreasing
x/x
Verb
thinning
/x
Noun
resisting
x/x
Verb
alleviating
x/xxx
Verb
distorting
x/x
Noun
undercutting
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Noun
revitalizing
x/xxx
Verb
cooling
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Noun
inhibiting
x/xx
Verb
faltering
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Adjective
diffusing
x/x
Verb
deterioration
x/xxxx
Noun
clarifying
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Verb
crushing
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Verb
gradual
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Adjective
counterbalancing
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Noun
rejuvenating
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Verb
removing
x/x
Verb
quieting
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Verb
warming
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Noun
cleansing
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Noun
steadying
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Noun
dissolving
x/x
Verb
refining
x/x
Noun
blurring
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Noun
compensating
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Adjective
wilting
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Noun
heightening
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Noun
stretching
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Verb
sharpening
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Noun
shrinkage
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Noun
reflecting
x/x
Verb
rubbing
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Verb
absorbing
x/x
Verb
fading
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Noun
soaking
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Verb
harsh
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Adjective
hardness
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Noun
mitigating
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Adjective
giving
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Verb
sensitization
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Noun
relaxing
x/x
Verb
ripening
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Noun
dilution
x/x
Noun
deadening
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Adjective
slimming
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Noun
coarsening
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Noun
kneading
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Verb
withering
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Noun
thawing
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Noun
wetting
/x
Noun
denaturing
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Noun
whitening
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Noun
embrittlement
x/xx
Noun
velar
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Adjective
zeolite
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Adjective
effacement
x/x
Noun
maceration
xx/x
Noun
phonon
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Noun
liquefaction
xx/x
Noun
discoloration
xxx/x
Noun
cavitation
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Noun
cervix
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Noun
cyclic
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Adjective
strain
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Verb
foci
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Noun
thermal
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Verb
coagulation
x/x/x
Noun
isthmus
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Noun
dentine
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Noun
cartilage
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Noun
bones
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Noun
perceptible
x/xx
Adjective
hemorrhagic
xx/x
Adjective
blackening
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Noun
blanching
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Noun
bulky
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Adjective
commutation
xx/x
Noun
decline
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Noun, Verb
deflection
x/x
Noun
distortion
x/x
Noun
downturn
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Noun, Verb
drop
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Noun, Verb
elongation
xx/x
Noun
facilitation
xxx/x
Noun
flexibility
xx/xx
Noun
laxity
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Noun
loss
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Noun, Verb
reddening
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Noun
reduction
x/x
Noun
relaxation
xx/x
Noun
relief
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Noun, Adjective
relieving
x/x
Adjective, Noun
slowdown
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Noun
welding
/x
Noun
widening
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Noun, Adjective
yielding
/x
Noun, Adjective
gloss
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Noun, Verb
die
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Verb, Noun
backwater
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Noun, Verb
fall
/
Verb, Noun
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb
milestone
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Noun, Verb
off
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Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
idiomatic
xxx/x
Adjective, Noun
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
daylight
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Noun, Verb
save
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Verb, Noun