softening 1 of 3

softening

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noun

softening

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verb

present participle of soften

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“Softening.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/softening. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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