Words similar to softening

Example sentences for: softening

How can you use “softening” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Malacia is used in pathology for an abnormal softening of part of an organ.
One main reason for the softening, says the paper, is that Clinton doesn't want to appear to be pressuring Reno.
His second marriage and his bucolic Vermont retreat have soothed Mamet without softening his brutal work.
In Albania, the independent daily Koha Jone described it Thursday as "one of the most interesting developments in the Kosovo crisis since the start of the NATO airstrikes" and part of a Milosevic "peace offensive" for softening up the allies.
Another, apparently related, Greek word, malaka , is defined by Creighton as “softening of the brain, stupidity, and imbecility.”