Soften

//ˈsɒfən//

"Soften" in a Sentence (15 examples)

What can cheer up, soften, color everything - a big love.

You can soften dialysis tubing by soaking it in water.

Chloe's marriage is in the care of another deity: as for yourself, however, we will furnish you with means to soften Dryas, and gain his consent.

Even the word depression itself was the terminological product of an effort to soften the connotation of deep trouble. In the last century, the term crisis was normally employed.

Soften your tone, please.

Whether you lick them or not, they will soften you by shriveling your brain, even by breaking your neck.

In the Iron shop, Alex Fisher grinds down an iron door handle while Jeremiah Price and others use heat to soften the metal in theirs and hammer them into shape.

The federal government is looking at quickly sending money directly to Americans to soften the economic blow from the coronavirus pandemic.

Knead the clay like bread to soften it before sculpting.

At the same time, it was found that while men tended to soften with time and cohabitation, women become increasingly aggressive.

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Soften the butter before beating in the sugar.

Before the invasion, we softened up the enemy with the artillery.

Having second thoughts, I softened my criticism.

I have recently reclad the south-west facing side of my single-storey cottage […]. I now want to plant some climbers of more manageable proportions to soften the building.

The butter softened as it warmed up.

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