softener
/ˈsɒfnə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈsɒfnə/
softener
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
sof - te - ner -> softener
Myanmar meaning
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၁။ ပျော့(စေ)သည်။ ညံ့သက်(စေ) သည်။
The butter will soften out of the fridge. ❍ The lampshade will soften the light. ❍ a lotion to soften the skin.
၂။ ညံ့သက်(စေ)သည်။ ပျော့ပျောင်း(စေ)သည်။ His face softened and he almost smiled. Age has softened his attitude.
၃။ လျော့ပါးစေသည်။ ဖော့သည်။ လျော့သည်။ soften the impact of a collision ❍ I tried to soften the blow by telling him that others had failed too.
❏ softener n [U,C] ရေစေးချွတ် ဓာတုပစ္စည်းနှင့်အိုး။
❏ soften sb up [PHRV ](infml ) စိတ်ဓာတ်ကျစေသည် (သို့) တွယ်သည်။ အပျော့ဆွဲ ဆွဲသည်။ soften up the enemy with heavy bombing ❍ Potential customers were softened up with free gifts before the sales presentation.
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make softer, become softer, abate, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, become tender, bend, calm, cushion, diminish, disintegrate, dissolve, ease, enfeeble, give, knead, lessen, lighten, lower, make pliable, mash, mellow, melt, mitigate, moderate, modify, moisten, mollify, palliate, qualify, quell, reduce, relax, relent, soothe, still, subdue, temper, tenderize, thaw, tone down, turn down, unstiffen, weaken, yield
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