Read full poem →What time the pale moon sheds a softer day
Mellowing the woods beneath its pensive beam :
For 'mid the quivering light 'tis ours to play,
Dictionary Entry
To make mellow; to relax or soften.
In a Sentence
“The fervour of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
influence mellowing. mellowingeffect mellowingyear mellowingmellowing gradual
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Poetry examples for “mellowing”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,
Or bless the mellowing year,
When the blasts of winter appear?