Softening vs Soften - What's the difference?
softening | soften |
To make something soft or softer.
To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up ).
To make less harsh
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To become soft or softer
As verbs the difference between softening and soften
is that softening is while soften is to make something soft or softer.soften
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Verb
(en verb)- 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.
- The butter softened as it warmed up.