mellows
SayMEL-ohzUS/ˈmɛloʊz/UK/ˈmɛləʊz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present indicative of mellow.
A few months in a cool cellar mellows the cheese and takes the edge off its sharpness.
A linen shade mellows the glare from the bare bulb over the table.
Note
The verb behind this form is causative, so its subject is whatever does the softening: time, a cool cellar, a linen shade, a glass of wine. The object can be fruit, cheese, garden soil, a harsh light, a short temper or a person, and when drink is the subject it can mean leaving someone pleasantly tipsy, as in one glass mellows him.
mellows is a form of mellow
mellow, verb: To grow less harsh, becoming gentler, quieter, or more restrained. Full entry
- Spelling
- mellow → mellows: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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