mellow
adjective
soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
mellowing
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present participleof mellow.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The overall mellowing of the forecast comes as the extent of coastal damage remains less than what some officials feared.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Dancing on the Ceiling” does the opposite, starting with very verbose Art Tatum-style arpeggios in the verse but then mellowing out in the chorus, and quoting “All This and Heaven Too.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Tuna started to take off after new fishing technology allowed sport fishermen to catch larger and larger fish, and processing technology drained excess fat from the tuna, mellowing its flavor.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 29, 2023
In Bourbon County, the local water is naturally filtered through mellowing limestone, which removes every trace of iron, the nemesis of good whiskey.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
The moment she had put her foot on the step leading up to the porch, she saw her ripeness mellowing and rotting before a heap of red velvet scraps on a round oak table.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
