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What I've observed and what I've imagined - and definitely what I'm hoping - happens as you get older is that there's a mellowing, an acceptance that comes with time. I guess that I'll find out.
Anne Hathaway

Meaning of "mellowing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MELLOWING

mellowing  [ˈmeləʊɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MELLOWING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mellowing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MELLOWING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mellowing in the English dictionary

The first definition of mellowing in the dictionary is softening and maturing. Other definition of mellowing is having a softening effect in terms of colour. Mellowing is also having a softening effect in terms of a person's character or behaviour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MELLOWING


billowing
ˈbɪləʊɪŋ
fast-flowing
ˌfɑːstˈfləʊɪŋ
flowing
ˈfləʊɪŋ
following
ˈfɒləʊɪŋ
glowing
ˈɡləʊɪŋ
going
ˈɡəʊɪŋ
growing
ˈɡrəʊɪŋ
inflowing
ˈɪnˌfləʊɪŋ
knowing
ˈnəʊɪŋ
lowing
ˈləʊɪŋ
nonyellowing
nɒnˈjɛləʊɪŋ
ongoing
ˈɒnˌɡəʊɪŋ
outgoing
ˈaʊtˌɡəʊɪŋ
overflowing
ˌəʊvəˈfləʊɪŋ
reflowing
riːˈfləʊɪŋ
sewing
ˈsəʊɪŋ
showing
ˈʃəʊɪŋ
swift-flowing
ˈswɪftˌfləʊɪŋ
throwing
ˈθrəʊɪŋ
whistle-blowing
wɪsəlˌbləʊɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MELLOWING

mell
melliferous
mellific
mellification
mellifluence
mellifluent
mellifluently
mellifluous
mellifluously
mellifluousness
melliphagous
mellite
mellitic
mellivorous
mellophone
mellotron
mellow
mellowly
mellowness
mellowspeak

WORDS THAT END LIKE MELLOWING

borrowing
bowing
crowing
cult following
drawing
fast-growing
glass-blowing
harrowing
ingrowing
mind-blowing
mowing
narrowing
owing
public sector borrowing
rice growing
rice-growing
rowing
sowing
there is no knowing
unknowing
vine-growing

Synonyms and antonyms of mellowing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MELLOWING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «mellowing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of mellowing

Translation of «mellowing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MELLOWING

Find out the translation of mellowing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mellowing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mellowing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

醇化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mellowing
570 millions of speakers

English

mellowing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mellowing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تليين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

смягчением
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mellowing
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mellowing
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

adoucissement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mellowing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mellowing
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mellowing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

달콤
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mellowing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dịu ngọt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மைக்காவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मल्लईंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

olgunlaştırıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

addolcimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mellowing
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пом´якшенням
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mellowing
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mellowing
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

versagting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mild
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mellowing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mellowing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MELLOWING»

The term «mellowing» is regularly used and occupies the 94.866 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MELLOWING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mellowing

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2 QUOTES WITH «MELLOWING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mellowing.
1
Gautam Gambhir
I think the only time I show my emotions and anger is on the cricket field; otherwise, I've mellowed down. And with age, I think, with age you always end up mellowing down.
2
Anne Hathaway
What I've observed and what I've imagined - and definitely what I'm hoping - happens as you get older is that there's a mellowing, an acceptance that comes with time. I guess that I'll find out.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MELLOWING»

Discover the use of mellowing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mellowing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mellowing: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Use in Literature MellowingAfter dinner, however, under the mellowing influence of some excellent Roederer, Charles began to expand again, and grew lively and anecdotal.ndash;Grant Allen in An African Millionaire.It was not the ghost of ...
‎2008
2
Lime Stabilisation: Proceedings of the Seminar Held at ...
reported that a mellowing period of 24 hours was required in order to meet pulverisation requirements on a project in Missouri in the late 1950's. Work carried out at the same time by Hoover (1965), in the state of Iowa, also suggested that a ...
C. D. F. Rogers, S. Glendinning, N. Dixon, 1996
3
Geotechnics of Waste Management and Remediation: Proceedings ...
A mix design (ASTM D558) was undertaken for DM with varying initial moisture contents (80% to 150%) to generate a set of compaction curves for the 3-day mellowing period to accommodate the natural MC variability in the field. DM from the ...
Milind V. Khire, Akram N. Alshawabkeh, Krishna R. Reddy, 2008
4
The Poetical Works of John Milton
And, with forc'd fingers rude, Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year : 5 Bitter constraint, and sad occasion dear, Compels me to disturb your season due : For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime, Young Lycidas, and hath not left his ...
John Milton, Henry John Todd, 1826
5
Pavements Unbound: Proceedings of the 6th International ...
This contradicts previous observations by Thomas (2000), who observed that mellowing CaO-LOC mixtures reduced linear expansion. The current investigation appears to suggest that mellowing does not always result in reduction in ...
Andrew Dawson, 2004
6
Willow Basketry and Sculpture
Soaking in water, then mellowing, are essential to give dry basketry willow the flexibility to work. The time needed is very different for stripped and brown types, and also for thickrods compared tothin. Mellowing – leaving the rods for a while ...
Jo Hammond, 2014
7
The Bill Monroe Reader
Mellowing. Father. of. Bluegrass". JACK HURST In the beginning there was a fiddler named Pen Vandiver. He lived on a hill overlooking the backwoods Kentucky town of Rosine and in the evenings, after the incredibly hard work that farmers ...
Tom Ewing, 2000
8
Cheese: Chemistry, Physics and Microbiology: Major Cheese Groups
Even when a mellowing time of more than 30 min is maintained and the level of salt addition is uniform, large variations may still occur in the salt content of cheeses because other conditions that affect salt absorption are not controlled.
Patrick F. Fox, Paul L. H. McSweeney, Timothy M. Cogan, 2004
9
Yeast: Its Characteristics, Growth, and Function in Baked ...
These dead cells and perhaps some of the material on the surface of live cells exert a softening or mellowing effect on the gluten of the dough. This becomes evident during the mixing period when development time is reduced and also in the ...
United States. Quartermaster Food and Container Institute for the Armed Forces, Chicago, 1957
10
Expert System Design Guide for Lower Classification Roads ...
TxDOT guidelines recommend mellowing and moisture treatment. Mellowing is the process of allowing the lime treated soil to remain in an uncompacted state for a period of time in order for the lime to react with the clay particles and sulfates .
Yaqi Wanyan, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MELLOWING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mellowing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Portlander Ursula K. Le Guin is Breathing Fire to Save American …
Far from mellowing her, age has only deepened her willingness to angle after the biggest fish in the pond. “I think she's gotten more daring, ... «Portland Monthly, Jul 15»
2
Single Barrel Barrel Proof from Jack Daniel's - The Drinks Report
The collection uses Jack Daniel's unique charcoal-mellowing process – helping to provide the signature depth of aroma and complex flavour. “As master distiller ... «The Drinks Report, Jul 15»
3
Longtime Tenderloin activist Dina Hilliard says farewell to S.F. - San …
Hadn't heard from him in a while, but concerns that he might be mellowing were put to rest by a recent e-mail. “Your blathering is quite ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
4
Obama's desperate gamble over the Iran deal
... weapon again, the wager is the country will be a very different place, either through a mellowing of its present elite, or through revolution. «Al-Arabiya, Jul 15»
5
21 of Prince Philip's most appalling jokes
Prince Philip, Britain's 94-year-old walking faux-pas machine, proved again that he is not mellowing with age. During a visit Thursday with the ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
6
10 Drug-Free Alternative Treatments for Depression
... “I almost immediately felt changes: easier breathing, inner warmth and brightness, a profoundly soft smiley mellowing-out is the only way that ... «PsychCentral.com, Jul 15»
7
Why the Daft Punk-featuring EDEN is the dance music film fans have …
... an album of gentle pleasures that, like the film itself, feels testament to the mix of beauty and sadness that comes from mellowing with age. «The Independent, Jul 15»
8
Mercedes-Benz Believes SUV Boom Will Continue
... increasing demand for SUVs, more and more automakers are flocking to the party which Mercedes-Benz says shows no signs of mellowing. «GTspirit, Jul 15»
9
Great Divide 21st Anniversary Beer
This commemorative release opens up with bright, tart, kiwi and citrus notes before mellowing out with a hint of oak and subtle white wine-like ... «BeerAdvocate.com, Jul 15»
10
Jack Daniel's Has A New Barrel Strength Whiskey
using the same cave spring water from the Jack Daniel's Hollow, proprietary yeast and charcoal-mellowing process that's been used in the ... «The Whiskey Wash, Jul 15»

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