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Meanings of softening in English

Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin.

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Examples for "emollient"
Examples for "emollient"
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Talk can be emollient, talk can be suggestive, talk can be menacing.
The Irish Times
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Treatment options include basic emollient treatment, topical as well as systemic immunosuppressants.
Pubmed
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Danny Huston brings a loftier class of oil to the emollient Roach.
The Irish Times
4
Well, that is not what Coco is about; it is more emollient.
The Guardian
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All this was an emollient to my wounds, and I became consoled.
Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments
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The emergence of firms offering conscience-salving carbon offsets seems a long way off.
Reuters
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Alma asked, salving her self-respect with a poor affectation of haughtiness.
The Whirlpool
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I worked all day now, salving and boating off a cargo to the sloop.
Sailing Alone Around the World
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The regiment after salving its wounds resumed its watchful march.
The Rock of Chickamauga: A Story of the Western Crisis
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This is a gorgeously rendered collection of eight mind-salving pieces.
The Irish Times
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The root contains tannin and mucilage, it is therefore astringent and demulcent.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
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Bland and demulcent, spermaceti is employed as an ingredient in ointments, cosmetics, and cerates.
The New North
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It promotes perspiration, and is demulcent to the chest.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
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They were taken as food by the ancient Greeks and Romans, whilst Hippocrates knew the demulcent properties of linseed.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
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Dispensatory: Liverwort is a very mild demulcent tonic and astringent, supposed by some to possess diuretic and deobstruent virtues.
The Sacred Formulas of the Cherokees / Seventh Annual Report of ...
Usage of softening in English
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This called into question beliefs that the job market had been softening.
The Irish Times
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You brought us home, Molly said, softening her voice with an effort.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
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The result was an overall softening of the lighting in the room.
L.a. candy
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Survey evidence suggests a pronounced softening of business sentiment, especially on exports.
The Irish Times
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The sunset light was falling upon the splendid panorama and softening it.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 4
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There was general softening of the tissues, particularly on the affected side.
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
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It would be a surprise softening of its position in trade talks.
Reuters
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Not softening of the heart; he had never possessed such a commodity.
For Woman's Love
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The recovery in M&A is offsetting the softening restructuring activity, he said.
Reuters
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The sorcerer put away the hand and showed no sign of softening.
The Yoke / A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Chil...
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Any softening of bail laws would be vehemently opposed by the trust.
Radio NZ
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He went on, softening his voice as if speaking about the weather.
Quest for honour
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And for once Lane saw the thin white face softening and glowing.
The Day of the Beast
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New orders also fell sharply, which is a sign of softening demand.
Reuters
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He spoke the Lepcha dialect with an indescribable softening of the gutturals.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
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Your imperfect nature must change under the softening influence of the gospel.
Daybreak; A Romance of an Old World
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