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Adjective mellowing has 1 sense

mellow, mellowing - having or suggesting softness and richness in quality; "a mellow sound"; "the mellow air brought in the feel of imminent autumn"- Thomas Hardy; "a mellowing sun"
Antonym: hard (indirect, via soft)

Noun mellowing has 1 sense

mellowing - the process of becoming mellow
--₁ is a kind of ripening, aging, ageing

Derived forms: verb mellow₂, verb mellow₁, verb mellow₃

Verb mellow has 3 senses

mellow - soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
--₁ is one way to soften

Derived form: noun mellowing₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
mellow, melt, mellow out - become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed"
--₂ is one way to change

Derived form: noun mellowing₁
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
mellow - make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
--₃ is one way to soften

Derived form: noun mellowing₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something ----s something