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mellowed

SayMEL-ohdUS/ˈmɛloʊd/UK/ˈmɛləʊd/

3 meanings of mellowed

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of mellow. Use it for a change that already happened.

    Getting older has mellowed my dad a lot.

    A year in the cellar mellowed the wine.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Grown softer, smoother, or calmer than before.

    The mellowed old dog just slept by the fire all day.

    After years in the barrel, the whiskey has a mellowed taste.

    Similarsoftened, matured, relaxed

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Used about fruit that has gone soft and tender because it is ripe.

    We ate the mellowed peaches straight from the bowl.

    By March the stored apples were sweet and mellowed.

    Similarripe, soft

    Oppositeunripe

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mellowed is a form of mellow

mellow, verb: To become softer, gentler, and less harsh than before. Full entry

Forms
mellowmellows he/she/itmellowing -ing formmellowed past tense, past participle
Spelling
mellow → mellowed: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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Origin

It comes from mellow with -ed added.