mellowingn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛləʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmɛloʊɪŋ/

Forms: see mellow v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mellow adj., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < mellow adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later mellow v.

The action of mellow v. Also with out (cf. mellow v. 4b).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > action of calming

lullingc1394

quietation?1504

mellowing1528

cooling1588

collection1602

sedation1616

becalming1625

calming1699

soothings1745

tranquillizing1801

soothing1813

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > effects of drugs > [noun] > becoming relaxed

mellowing1528

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > purification or refinement

polishingc1400

mellowing1528

smoothing1577

polishment1594

refinement1611

alembication1616

lustrationc1635

purification1753

burnishing1780

smoothification1799

limation1852

the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > [noun] > mellowing

mellowinga1625

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [noun] > qualities of fruit

mellowness1530

mellowinga1625

raciness1669

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. H ij The operations of dulce wynes are digestion, mellowyng [L. lenificatio], and encreasynge of nourishement.

a1625 J. Fletcher Pilgrim ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ggggg2/1 Fling him ith' Haymow, let him lie a mellowing.

1675 N. Grew Disc. Tastes Plants iv. §11 Sower apples, by mellowing, and harsh pears, by baking, become sweet.

1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXV. 1286/2 The mellowing of wine by time is a process which has baffled hitherto all scientific inquiry.

1871 W. E. Gladstone Let. 15 Nov. in J. Morley Life Gladstone (1903) II. vi. viii. 382 In his character the mellowing process has continued to advance.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 845 Some amylic alcohol, which tends, however, to disappear in the process of mellowing.

1932 K. Burke Let. 10 May in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 200 But I took them with city-feeling—and now we shall see whether, in working them over, I get mellowing, or mere neutralization.

1977 C. McFadden in N.Y. Times Mag. 20 Nov. 117/1 Words and phrases in the Bay Area vocabulary that describe mental inertia: ‘mellowing out’.

1992 Forbes 7 Dec. 221/3 Nor are there any signs of mellowing during shooting, when Pytka vents his notorious temper tantrums.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

mellowingadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛləʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmɛloʊɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mellow v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < mellow v. + -ing suffix².

That mellows (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > ripe or ripened > ripening or becoming ripe

riping?1440

mellowing1622

ripening1622

maturing1838

semi-mature1928

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > bringing to maturity

ripeningc1450

mellowing1622

maturative1646

1622 R. Aylett Thrifts Equipage ii. 12 His Land to open to Sunnes mellowing heate.

1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 20 in Justa Edouardo King I come to..Shatter your leaves before the mellowing yeare.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 504 Late from the mellowing cask restor'd to light.

1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. ii, in Poems 87 And their full Autumn felt the mellowing Frost.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. ii. 55 A glittering stream ran zig-zag through the varied shades of green, the mellowing grain, the sombre wood-land, the clear and sunny lea.

1894 Athenæum 2 June 702/3 [It] became afterwards poetized by the mellowing sun of his genius.

1977 Audubon May 134/2 Buildings that would look bland in the gray, rainy North fit here when they are fronted with frowzy palms and bathed in the mellowing sun.

1994 Guardian 1 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 64/1 To keep up cash-flow and subsidise the habilitation of the mellowing whiskey, they also produced vodka.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mellowing
释义	mellowingn. Brit. /ˈmɛləʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɛloʊɪŋ/ Forms: see mellow v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mellow adj., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < mellow adj. + -ing suffix¹. Compare later mellow v. The action of mellow v. Also with out (cf. mellow v. 4b). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > [noun] > action of calming lullingc1394 quietation?1504 mellowing1528 cooling1588 collection1602 sedation1616 becalming1625 calming1699 soothings1745 tranquillizing1801 soothing1813 the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > effects of drugs > [noun] > becoming relaxed mellowing1528 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > improvement > [noun] > purification or refinement polishingc1400 mellowing1528 smoothing1577 polishment1594 refinement1611 alembication1616 lustrationc1635 purification1753 burnishing1780 smoothification1799 limation1852 the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > [noun] > mellowing mellowinga1625 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > [noun] > qualities of fruit mellowness1530 mellowinga1625 raciness1669 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. H ij The operations of dulce wynes are digestion, mellowyng [L. lenificatio], and encreasynge of nourishement. a1625 J. Fletcher Pilgrim ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ggggg2/1 Fling him ith' Haymow, let him lie a mellowing. 1675 N. Grew Disc. Tastes Plants iv. §11 Sower apples, by mellowing, and harsh pears, by baking, become sweet. 1845 Encycl. Metrop. XXV. 1286/2 The mellowing of wine by time is a process which has baffled hitherto all scientific inquiry. 1871 W. E. Gladstone Let. 15 Nov. in J. Morley Life Gladstone (1903) II. vi. viii. 382 In his character the mellowing process has continued to advance. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. II. 845 Some amylic alcohol, which tends, however, to disappear in the process of mellowing. 1932 K. Burke Let. 10 May in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 200 But I took them with city-feeling—and now we shall see whether, in working them over, I get mellowing, or mere neutralization. 1977 C. McFadden in N.Y. Times Mag. 20 Nov. 117/1 Words and phrases in the Bay Area vocabulary that describe mental inertia: ‘mellowing out’. 1992 Forbes 7 Dec. 221/3 Nor are there any signs of mellowing during shooting, when Pytka vents his notorious temper tantrums. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). mellowingadj. Brit. /ˈmɛləʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmɛloʊɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mellow v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < mellow v. + -ing suffix². That mellows (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by age or cycles > [adjective] > ripe or ripened > ripening or becoming ripe riping?1440 mellowing1622 ripening1622 maturing1838 semi-mature1928 the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > bringing to maturity ripeningc1450 mellowing1622 maturative1646 1622 R. Aylett Thrifts Equipage ii. 12 His Land to open to Sunnes mellowing heate. 1638 J. Milton Lycidas in Obsequies 20 in Justa Edouardo King I come to..Shatter your leaves before the mellowing yeare. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 504 Late from the mellowing cask restor'd to light. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. ii, in Poems 87 And their full Autumn felt the mellowing Frost. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. ii. 55 A glittering stream ran zig-zag through the varied shades of green, the mellowing grain, the sombre wood-land, the clear and sunny lea. 1894 Athenæum 2 June 702/3 [It] became afterwards poetized by the mellowing sun of his genius. 1977 Audubon May 134/2 Buildings that would look bland in the gray, rainy North fit here when they are fronted with frowzy palms and bathed in the mellowing sun. 1994 Guardian 1 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 64/1 To keep up cash-flow and subsidise the habilitation of the mellowing whiskey, they also produced vodka. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1528adj.1622
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