soften the blow (English, verb)
expansion: soften the blow (third-person singular simple present softens the blow, present participle softening the blow, simple past and past participle softened the blow)
Senses:
glosses: To reduce the negative impact of something.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: softens the blow
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: softening the blow
tags: participle
present
form: softened the blow
tags: participle
past
form: softened the blow
tags: past