Relenting

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  • v. Present participle of relent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Inclining to relent or yield; soft; too easily moved; soft-hearted; weakly complaisant.
  • Word Usage
    "God makes a difference in his treatment of people here, on this account: suspends his judgments, and mitigates somewhat of their severity, where he sees this kind of relenting in sinners."
    Verb Form
    relented    relentes    relenting    relents   
    Hyponym
    truckle   
    Form
    relented    relenting    relentless   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    yield    dissolve    melt    deliquesce    slacken   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bendt    Brent    Gent    Ghent    Kent