softening

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Synonyms: softling, shortening, soddening, stoutening, unsoftening

Antonyms: softling, shortening, soddening, stoutening, unsoftening

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Verb

1. present participle and gerund of soften

Noun

1. The process of making something soft.
2. The process of becoming soft.

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