Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mellowing

1 sense of mellowing

Sense 1
mellowing -- (the process of becoming mellow)
       => ripening, aging, ageing -- (acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb mellow

3 senses of mellow

Sense 1
mellow -- (soften, make mellow; "Age and experience mellowed him over the years")
       => soften -- (make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry")

Sense 2
mellow, melt, mellow out -- (become more relaxed, easygoing, or genial; "With age, he mellowed")
       => change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")

Sense 3
mellow -- (make or grow (more) mellow; "These apples need to mellow a bit more"; "The sun mellowed the fruit")
       => soften -- (become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it")