mellowing 1 of 2

noun

Definition of mellowingnext
as in softening

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mellowing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of mellow
as in aging

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  1. softening
  2. flowering
  3. aging
  4. maturing
  5. growing
  6. progressing
Verb
  • Manufacturing and services sector surveys have pointed to slower hiring, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell earlier this week characterized the labor market as solid but softening.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Next, as the cheese reaches the temperature of water from a hot tap, the proteins within it start losing water, shrinking and softening.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of softening
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  • Regular repotting promotes flowering and strong growth while supporting a decades-long life—some Christmas cactuses are passed down through generations!
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2024
  • About a three-hour drive southeast from L.A., thousands flock each year to California’s largest state park to see its cacti flowering and its fields filled with other native blooms.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of flowering
Verb
  • Despite its star power, the roster is aging with a handful of bloated contracts on the books.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Interestingly, after aging for six years, the whiskey was blended with four percent 15-year-old Indiana bourbon (presumably from MGP).
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of aging
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  • These medications mimic the hormones in your body involved in egg development, but at a much higher level, so all of your eligible eggs that month have a shot at maturing.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Its short-term Treasury ladder ETF focuses on securities maturing between one to three years, its intermediate-term fund aims for exposure on securities maturing between three and 10 years and its long-term ETF targets those maturing in 10 to 30 years.
    Michelle Fox, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of maturing
Verb
  • The rise of the wet martini is closely linked to the growing interest in mindful drinking.
    Rachel King, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Things can take a turn on the fifth or sixth day of your injection protocol, once a bunch of follicles are growing.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of growing
Verb
  • The habits and mindsets that brought you success at one stage of your career might hold you back from progressing to the next level.
    Cara Heilmann, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • After this recent stratospheric flight, which was supported by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering and the Rapid Prototyping Programs, AV will continue aggressively progressing Horus A towards operational employment.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of progressing
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