mildeningn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪld(ə)nɪŋ/,

/ˈmʌɪldn̩ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪld(ə)nɪŋ/,

/ˈmaɪldn̩ɪŋ/

Forms: 1600s mildning, 1900s– mildening.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: milden v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < milden v. + -ing suffix¹.

rare.

The action or process of making mild or milder; stilling, calming; lessening.

ΚΠ

1645 R. Josselin Diary 23 Feb. (1976) 34 The Lord good in mildning of my spirit.

1928 Man 28 32/1 This [long Ice Age] would be a sort of combination of the Riss-Würm-Bühl phases of Penck, with the acknowledgment of a temporary mildening before the last of these advances, a mildening associated with Aurignacian culture in Europe.

1951 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 12 12 Over the centuries there are numerous records of imperial edicts softening the rigours of the earliest codes, for example,..the mildening of mutilative punishments.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† mildeningadj.

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

Etymology: < milden v. + -ing suffix².

Obsolete. rare.

That makes mild or milder; calming.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > making less violent or severe

allayingOE

temperativec1430

moderativec1487

moderating1583

softening1600

tempering1612

appeasing1648

modulating1751

palliating1758

mitigatory1813

chastening1814

mildening1842

mitigating1903

1842 N. Wiseman Prayer & Prayer-bks. in Ess. (1853) I. 397 It is not Saul alone..that hath felt the mildening and calming influence of David's harp.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. 341 The excessive thickness of the tables, the wave and tidal actions, the mildening temperature, and the probable continuance of winds, all point to this.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	mildening
释义	mildeningn. Brit. /ˈmʌɪld(ə)nɪŋ/, /ˈmʌɪldn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪld(ə)nɪŋ/, /ˈmaɪldn̩ɪŋ/ Forms: 1600s mildning, 1900s– mildening. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: milden v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < milden v. + -ing suffix¹. rare. The action or process of making mild or milder; stilling, calming; lessening. ΚΠ 1645 R. Josselin Diary 23 Feb. (1976) 34 The Lord good in mildning of my spirit. 1928 Man 28 32/1 This [long Ice Age] would be a sort of combination of the Riss-Würm-Bühl phases of Penck, with the acknowledgment of a temporary mildening before the last of these advances, a mildening associated with Aurignacian culture in Europe. 1951 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 12 12 Over the centuries there are numerous records of imperial edicts softening the rigours of the earliest codes, for example,..the mildening of mutilative punishments. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † mildeningadj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: milden v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < milden v. + -ing suffix². Obsolete. rare. That makes mild or milder; calming. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > making less violent or severe allayingOE temperativec1430 moderativec1487 moderating1583 softening1600 tempering1612 appeasing1648 modulating1751 palliating1758 mitigatory1813 chastening1814 mildening1842 mitigating1903 1842 N. Wiseman Prayer & Prayer-bks. in Ess. (1853) I. 397 It is not Saul alone..that hath felt the mildening and calming influence of David's harp. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. 341 The excessive thickness of the tables, the wave and tidal actions, the mildening temperature, and the probable continuance of winds, all point to this. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1645adj.1842
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