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Sometimes the arrangements were mellowing the group’s signature bile; “Green Earrings,” for instance, had kind of a “Love Boat” vibe, while “Third World Man” got pretty schmaltzy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2016

Above their heads a gun was hung, trigger upwards, and two hams were mellowing in the smoke.

From The Patrician by Galsworthy, John

The evanescent harvest apples were long since gone, the snows were past their best, the pippins were mellowing under the sharp persuasion of the nippy, frosty nights and the brave gallantry of the sunny days.

From Corporal Cameron of the North West Mounted Police; a tale of the Macleod trail by Connor, Ralph

Across the valley the sand-hills were mellowing with the coming softness of twilight.

From The Ramblin' Kid by Bowman, Earl Wayland