Noun: mellowing me-low-ing
- The process of becoming mellow
"The mellowing of his personality came with age and experience"
- Soften, make mellow
"Age and experience mellowed him over the years"
- Become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial
"With age, he mellowed";
- melt, mellow out [informal]
- Make or grow (more) mellow
"These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit"
Type of: ageing, aging, change, ripening, soften
Encyclopedia: Mellow