Noah Webster
Softening
SOFT'ENING, participle present tense Making more soft; making less rough or cruel, etc.
SOFT'ENING, noun The act of making less hard, less cruel or obdurate, less violent, less glaring. etc.
SOFT'ENING, participle present tense Making more soft; making less rough or cruel, etc.
SOFT'ENING, noun The act of making less hard, less cruel or obdurate, less violent, less glaring. etc.