- present participle of mellow.
mellowing
Example Sentences
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“Dancing on the Ceiling” does the opposite, starting with very verbose Art Tatum-style arpeggios in the verse but then mellowing out in the chorus, and quoting “All This and Heaven Too.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
One of the main differences people cite with leftovers is a mellowing of spices.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 3, 2023
In Bourbon County, the local water is naturally filtered through mellowing limestone, which removes every trace of iron, the nemesis of good whiskey.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
Olivia Newton-John is mellowing out on the white slip-covered couch in her Malibu living room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2022
The moment she had put her foot on the step leading up to the porch, she saw her ripeness mellowing and rotting before a heap of red velvet scraps on a round oak table.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
